What boat did you have before?

[Magic]

Hobie 12
Hobie 14
Hobie 16 x 3
Hobie 18 x 5
Exciter 270
2000 LS 2000

 

[RumDiet]

Too many to list - this was our family boat when I was young - still have her - she will be 49 this summer. 1965 Starcraft - all original - runs like a top!

 

[drjames1107]

18ft 1996 Bayliner
25FT 2001 Nordic Rage
2 11ft Yamaha 2012 VX Deluxe Wave Runners
24ft 2013 Yamaha 242LS

Best day for all - The day I purchased, Second best day - The day I sold them. ** Except my 242LS I still love it.

 

[octavio3311]

Too many to list - this was our family boat when I was young - still have her - she will be 49 this summer. 1965 Starcraft - all original - runs like a top!

Nice.

 

[RumDiet]

Thanks! @octavio3311

 

[jaybro72]

@jcyamaharider @mattschepker This is the pic of my old boat when we were camping and the river dropped 2 feet overnight

 

[jcyamaharider]

@jaybro that is an aluminum boat. That wouldn't bother me as bad.

 

[jaybro72]

@jaybro that is an aluminum boat. That wouldn't bother me as bad.

yep, aluminum

 

[mattschepker]

@jaybro72, wow I know all about the aluminum Hull. my first boat was aluminum hull.

 

[mattschepker]

#1) I bought a used 03 Yamaha SUV 1200 waverunner this is where I fell in love with Yamaha and St Charles boat and motor.
#2) I bought in 09 a new 08 Lowe suncruiser Tahiti 224 with a 150 opti max.

 

[Evil Sports]

Well now I see people giving the "list"
First boat in 1993, Old 14' Starcraft with 1968 Johnson 10 hp Trolling mtr battery and trailer for $600
2nd 18' Fisher bass boat with 90hp straight 6 Merc $3200
3rd 1996 Nitro 185 Sport 120 Force/Merc new, stole it for $12,000
4th 2003 Fourwinns 180 ski and fish, New paid retail $21K ish
5th 2013 212ss new with a sh!tload of extras, great deal from G&R in Conn.

 

[Zeus2013]

Before my 2013 212x - I had a 12' AR190. It was a really cool boat, but the family decided they wanted bigger and faster.
And before that - we had a 2002 Crownline 190BR. View attachment 928

I was thinking of upgrading to a 212, did you find you had significantly more room?

 

[Zarrella]

Last boat was a Larson 226LXI

 

[Evil Sports]

I was thinking of upgrading to a 212, did you find you had significantly more room?

Octavio can answer exactly but
I came from an 18' boat and the 212s are MUCH bigger. I planed on the 190 and when I was at the dealer and got my crew up in the boat I saw I was going to have the same space issues I had in my 18. Got in the 212 and said wow, now this is a boat. Im willing to bet at least 50% of dealer sales of 212 are trades from 190s

 

[Evil Sports]

@Zarrella do you know Kevin Kennington?

 

[Zarrella]

@Evil Sports no I dont think I know him. Who is he?

 

[Evil Sports]

Super nice guy that lives in your town, Professional softball player and rep for Evil Sports

 

[dbrunone]

1987 Four Winns 190 Horizon. My dad had it since 1988 and I bought it from him in 2010. Since I moved to MD I had to sell it but I'm looking for something else. In 2001 he forgot to drain the engine after going out on new years day in Atlanta, and it froze and cracked the block. So he took out the 305 V8 and put in a 350 What a great boat.

 

[Evil Sports]

1987 Four Winns 190 Horizon.

View attachment 4243

Could be one of the best built boats Ever

 

[octavio3311]

I was thinking of upgrading to a 212, did you find you had significantly more room?

Zeus,
Yes - it's bigger everywhere. And considerably heavier - so it rides much smoother.
If you end up upgrading, you won't regret it.