What was your first boat?

[midway]

1954 or 55 Halsey Plywood boat with a 30 Elgin engine. My dad bought it in the early late 50's. The boat was built in Charleston SC, the Galletta trailer it is on was built here in Savannah, Ga.

[Mike Carrigan]

1954 or 55 Halsey Plywood boat with a 30 Elgin engine. My dad bought it in the early late 50's. The boat was built in Charleston SC, the Galletta trailer it is on was built here in Savannah, Ga.

Mr. "Palsy" Renken purchased Halsey for his sons. I think maybe for his son Walter primarily, but I dont remember.

Yes, built in Charleston.

A truly "old south" very fine family.

Very good friends.

Mike

[Mike Carrigan]

My 50 hp also was push button.

"Push button" was an "ELECTROMATIC".

Mike

[Mike Carrigan]

"Push button" was an "ELECTROMATIC".

Mike

Johnson was "ELECTROMATIC".

Evinrude was "SELECTRIC"

This thread is making my brain hurt!

Mike

[Murphinator]

Johnson was "ELECTROMATIC".

Evinrude was "SELECTRIC"

This thread is making my brain hurt!

Mike

I was pulling a skier on lake Tarpon in early 70's and my elbow hit the reverse button. It jumped in reverse wot but didn't hurt anything.

[endoman]

1977 Hobie 16, bought used in 1979.

Won fair number of races with that boat.

[bsmit24]

1976 15' hydrosport with an 85 Javelin. The floor and stringers rotted out and I pulled the engine off and put it on a welded aluminum jon boat (way over powered). With a light load and trimmed out you could turn the steering wheel and the boat would turn but the engine would continue to go straight so I had to have some strakes welded on the bottom. That engine would eat powerpacks like crazy!

[ken2]

I was 12. (1989) The motor outweighted me. Tilting it up by hand was about everything I could muster.

16 ft Glasstream bass boat.

1974 Evinrude 50 hp

Killed the engine once, then rebuilt it and it lasted for years probably still running somewhere.

It loved abuse.

She was named "Miss Treated"

[lee min ho]

My first boat is an inflatable boat. Riding on my inflatable boat is an adventurous experience. Especially if there are waves.

[Mike Carrigan]

1976 15' hydrosport with an 85 Javelin. The floor and stringers rotted out and I pulled the engine off and put it on a welded aluminum jon boat (way over powered). With a light load and trimmed out you could turn the steering wheel and the boat would turn but the engine would continue to go straight so I had to have some strakes welded on the bottom. That engine would eat powerpacks like crazy!

Powerpacks, CD Boxes, whatever they were called from brand name to brand name, yeah, you bet, they'd go out all the time.

The early oil injection systems were also alot of fun.

THANK GOD FOR TODAYS OUTBOARDS!

Mike