- Joined
- Jul 2, 2010
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- Location
- Warrenton, Virginia 20186
- My Car
- 73 Mustang Conv.
01 Mustang Bullitt (my son owns now)
04 Oxford White Mach 1
04 Azure Blue Mach 1 (sold)
Since Kermit 460 just posted a thread on buying his boat I thought I would start a Poll Thread to see how many members here have, had, or want a boat. Tell us about your boat or boating experience and post up some pictures too.
I'll start. I purchased my first boat back in the early 70's and have always owned a boat since then. I'm on my 5th boat now. It is a 1990 Chaparral 2000 SL Sport that I bought new in 1990. It has the 4.6 Liter Mercruiser engine with a 4BBL carb with 205 horsepower. I could say it tops out at 50 MPH, but actually I never could get the speedo to top 49 1/2.
It has been a great activity for fun with family and friends. My kids were babies when the boat was new and still enjoy it now in their 20's. A lot of people complain a boat is a big hole in the water into which you pour money, but I have the opposite opinion. By maintaining the boat properly I have done fewer repairs than any automobile I've owned, even after all these years. In 2013, I did my first rebuild of the carburetor. Last year was the first time I needed to replace the fuel pump and it did not even strand me on the water, I just notice lack of enough fuel when starting and poor performance. A couple of props and new out-drive bellows over the years and that's about it. The quality and workmanship of the Chaparral has been great.
So tell us about your boat and or boating experiences!
I'll start. I purchased my first boat back in the early 70's and have always owned a boat since then. I'm on my 5th boat now. It is a 1990 Chaparral 2000 SL Sport that I bought new in 1990. It has the 4.6 Liter Mercruiser engine with a 4BBL carb with 205 horsepower. I could say it tops out at 50 MPH, but actually I never could get the speedo to top 49 1/2.
It has been a great activity for fun with family and friends. My kids were babies when the boat was new and still enjoy it now in their 20's. A lot of people complain a boat is a big hole in the water into which you pour money, but I have the opposite opinion. By maintaining the boat properly I have done fewer repairs than any automobile I've owned, even after all these years. In 2013, I did my first rebuild of the carburetor. Last year was the first time I needed to replace the fuel pump and it did not even strand me on the water, I just notice lack of enough fuel when starting and poor performance. A couple of props and new out-drive bellows over the years and that's about it. The quality and workmanship of the Chaparral has been great.
So tell us about your boat and or boating experiences!