Vintage Pictures

That is an awesome picture and story. Quite parallel to my younger days and I live in No. Mi.
Thanks for sharing.

 

My father's 1976 (I think) SRV240 Hardtop. He spent lots of hours trout/salmon fishing out of Oscoda, MI. Although I was always attracted to Sea Rays this was my first direct experience with the brand. Going to the Detroit Boat Shows as a teenager in the 1960's , I was always dreaming of either a Slickcraft or a Sea Ray. It took me a lot of years to get there, but I'm now on my 4th Sea Ray.

 

Wow, this is great. Keep 'em coming.

 

When we were all young ... at least here in Utah it was rare to own a boat. I remember my first time on a boat it was around when I was 6 or 7. My family and three others went to a lake in Idaho
" Redfish lake" those of you that have been to this small lake know how special it is.
Anyways one of my dads co workers had a boat... don't know what it was. I do know when I strapped on that big puffy orange life jacket the smell of it , the fiberglass smell of the boat, the smell of that outboard firing up and then a ride on all glass water on the lake I was hooked!

Then other visits to local lakes over the years and the chance to go out on a friends grand fathers boat... just the smells of the marina and the feel of being on the water was magical.

I think about it today every time I arrive at our marina and I get a familiar smell it always brings me back and then reminds me how fortunate I have been over the years. It wasn't until I was 15 that I bought my first boat and have enjoyed every boat I have owned.

I always smile big when I see a good old boat on the water I will always take the time to stop and talk about there boat , where it came from, the history behind it.

On this day I am thankful for all my boating years!

 

Here is a good coffee table book.

 

And one day our boats will be these vintage pictures...

 

While not a picture of our boat, we had one of these; a '76 Carina 18 foot with the Chevy 250CI inline six with the Merc Alpha outdrive behind. It was a hand-me-down from the wife's grandparents. I used to tend to its needs when we'd go visiting them at their cabin. They bought a new boat as the Carina was getting pretty long in the tooth. I tried earnestly to buy it from her grandfather, but he wouldn't accept a dime. "Hell, you're the only one who gives a damn about that boat; you keep her!" We ran that old girl for many years, teaching both friends and family how to waterski, and endlessly towing the kids on their innertubes. What a great boat!

 

My first Searay… a 1979 SRV 220 with a 228 hp Mercruiser.

New to me around 1988 …. Grenadier Island beach. A great river boat!

 

My 1987 all original Pachanga 22 still in its prime.

 

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Thanks for this tip

Just ordered

 

My dad was given that same boat back in 1998. He rebuilt the OMC 350 and had the interior redone. We used it out of Huntington Harbor in CA to fish and cruise when we’d go out to visit. Loved that boat, when it ran. We nicknamed it the Yellow Bomber.

 

My 1984 19’ Seville, bought new from B & E in Michigan City, IN.
4 banger gas miser, trimmed out with two people she’d do 43mph. Had a blast on that boat for 22 years. Even though it was a Seville (economy edition), I never had any issues with her. IMO she still had the Sea Ray quality built in. Man, sure would be nice to have her now with the fuel prices like they are.

 

Ahhh, the teak of it all.........

 

You got the last one, was going to order.

 

'Thinking of you...