Nico2112
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2009
- Messages
- 239
Howdy guys!
Been lurking this great forum for a couple of months and decided it was time for me to pitch in!
Some background (try to bear with me, if you don't like reading so much, then scroll down to see the pics
):
I'm from El Salvador, Central America. I'm 36, married and father of two beautiful kids.
My first boat was a small 10' runabout, which I picked up for $275 (no motor and trailer) and did some DIY pimping (designed a trailer and had it made for me; built a custom bimini top from scratch, installed controls and steering for a 25HP Evinrude, made my own benches, drink holders and rod holders ), came out pretty good considering it was my first time working on a boat. It was a great learning experience.
I must admit, the boating bug was passed on to me by my inlaw (who passed away this last summer ); he had been boating for 30 years, and was a great mentor, teacher and friend. He had 3 boats: a 1974 13' Gregor Aluminum V hull powered by a 25HP Evinrude, a 1978'ish 14' Cathedral hull Thunderbird bowrider powered by a Johnson V4 85 Javelin and a 1990 20' Four Winns 207 Quest Center console.
Unluckily for us, my wife has two half brothers, and my inlaw died without a will, so they were entitled to inherit too. We decided to keep the house and let the boats and cars go.
That left me with my 10' footer only, and no boat to ride with my whole family and friends.
So I decided, what the heck, I'm going to bite the bullet and get a new boat.
My new toy (and first real boat) is a Glastron SSV170 bowrider. I ordered it with a Yamaha F75 four stroke EFI, a factory bimini top and a Continental aluminum trailer. Placed the order last November, and received the boat this month.
I now have a nice boat to drive my family around and to teach my kids how to ski
So without further ado, here's my new boat!
Cheers!
Been lurking this great forum for a couple of months and decided it was time for me to pitch in!
Some background (try to bear with me, if you don't like reading so much, then scroll down to see the pics
):I'm from El Salvador, Central America. I'm 36, married and father of two beautiful kids.
My first boat was a small 10' runabout, which I picked up for $275 (no motor and trailer) and did some DIY pimping (designed a trailer and had it made for me; built a custom bimini top from scratch, installed controls and steering for a 25HP Evinrude, made my own benches, drink holders and rod holders
), came out pretty good considering it was my first time working on a boat. It was a great learning experience.I must admit, the boating bug was passed on to me by my inlaw (who passed away this last summer
); he had been boating for 30 years, and was a great mentor, teacher and friend. He had 3 boats: a 1974 13' Gregor Aluminum V hull powered by a 25HP Evinrude, a 1978'ish 14' Cathedral hull Thunderbird bowrider powered by a Johnson V4 85 Javelin and a 1990 20' Four Winns 207 Quest Center console. Unluckily for us, my wife has two half brothers, and my inlaw died without a will, so they were entitled to inherit too. We decided to keep the house and let the boats and cars go.
That left me with my 10' footer only, and no boat to ride with my whole family and friends.
So I decided, what the heck, I'm going to bite the bullet and get a new boat.
My new toy (and first real boat) is a Glastron SSV170 bowrider. I ordered it with a Yamaha F75 four stroke EFI, a factory bimini top and a Continental aluminum trailer. Placed the order last November, and received the boat this month.
I now have a nice boat to drive my family around and to teach my kids how to ski
So without further ado, here's my new boat!
Cheers!
