Seal89999 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Anybody here like boating?My dad just bought a new Donzi 22 ZX. Its really sweet!Only problem is , its too cold to go out so we have to wait til next summer to take it out.If you guys got a boat post about it, make, model, specs and features.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 I love boating.Heres a short story since it's late.Well one day we decided we wanted to go boating but we didnt have a boat.(we had gone boating in a boat before with friend from away and enjoyed it) At one of my friends cottages there was a 5-6 foot boat that might have been 15-20 years old or more. It had sat outside for all that time also. :OSo we decided to take it boating one day. There is a leak in the front and back but we still went boating.(we had a small ice cream container to empty water) We did this about twice, then decided to fix it up with fiberglass(?) stuff to seal the cracks etc. and paint it green(I think). One day we took it out with 5 people. One is 125, another 160, 230, 300, 250 pounds. It barely stayed afloat and we went 1/2 way to a lighthouse along the rocks. we dumped it up on the rocks and started drinking a small amount and went sightseeing/swimming towards the lighthouse. Then it got windy and we were lucky we didnt sink it.(it can probably only hold 3 people safely. It has one place to sit in back, one place in middle, and one small one in front. For our anchor we use old bricks that easily break. Lately we just go out about enough so that we are away form shore throw the anchors down and drink.(I don't as I drive on sundays' adventures ;))So we all enjoy boating lots and have BBQ also.The serial # and number of people/weight is not shown on the thing. we ususally have 3 lifejackets(I wear one or two ;))Oh and we painted it when we were drinking and got a friend to put fiberglass stuff on at same time. It still leaks about 1 litre every 15 minutes.We use 3 oars. One wooden, two short plastic oars(which one is broken)Heres a pic of what our boat is similiar to. It may be 3 feet longer or so. and there is a seat in the back and middle going across from side to side and one seat in front. It can hold 3 comfortably.[attachment deleted by Gobalopper] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahdi Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 My great aunt and uncle have a boat. Dunno what kind it is. They own a big chunk of where the Mississipi river starts near careleton place (Vangaurd'l know where I'm talking about).I've never been on it though.I was on a glass bottom boat once, and the maid of the mist. And a couple canoes. That's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard3000 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 My grandparents used to ahve a cottage on the Madawaska river (well, an artificial area of it, anyway). Norcan, I think it's called, but the name Madawaska sucks less. We had two boats: An old fibreglass speedboat with a 35hp motor that we referred to simply as the "Big Boat"; and a small aluminum boat with a 9.9 motor (the "Little Boat"). Man, I loved boating around there. Because it was an artificial area, there were lots of deadheads, though, so anyone who was new to the water had to be very careful in some places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybopache Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Sold our boat last summer,too bad but it was a Draco 23 feet,with an inboard motor 130 hp.Very fun on waterski.But it did drink gas as an camel in sahara.And in Norway its Expencive,very Expencive. :-[Cybo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Harkonnen Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 in norway? you are from denmark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 hmm, interesting, Cybopache. Camels are very good at preserving water.Anyway, I love boating too. I want a cabin cruiser when I can afford it... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seal89999 Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 Heres a pic of my boat, well not my boat but the one off the website.http://www.donzimarine.com/DonziWebsite/Site/Boats/ZX/22zx/22zxpage.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Did the people come with the boat? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seal89999 Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 Ofcourse, but we store them under the seats when we dont need pictures taken ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybopache Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 cool boat sarbaukar,and emp hark,I`m from Norway-Bergen but live in Denmark 8),and cyborg thats what I mean when the camwls are comin to an oase they dring for the next 30 days or do...got the pic ::)Cybo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egeides Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 I practiced sailing for quite a few years, but I'm a bit out of this now... My kind of boat? Sailboat, around 7-10 meters long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigel6669 Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 Boating? I guess that i am the record holder with 13 ships ( chemical tankers, gastankers, container ships ... )and my 62 months of navigation time ;DBut all were seaworthy ships for worldwide trade, not boats[attachment deleted by Gobalopper] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seal89999 Posted November 23, 2003 Author Share Posted November 23, 2003 LOL :DCommon you guys , more people have to have a boat than this.Fellow powerboaters EMERGE! lol :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigel6669 Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 I was in command when we tested out the lifeboatsThe motor was completely smothered and had to be repaired after racing around the vessel Never threat a lifeboat as a speedboot ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 My rubber boat has a hole somehwere on it, so I can't use it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotsman Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Don't know if you want to separate between boating and sailing. However, I crewed in competition sharpies (forard), 14 foot skiffs (main),hobbie cats (main) finished up with windsurfing.The only surfing I seem to be doing now is on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seal89999 Posted November 25, 2003 Author Share Posted November 25, 2003 Sailing is cool too. I love the huge sail boats that you can go across oceans with and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoculator9 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 I've actually been sailing since I was seven. I'm still pretty profficient at it even now. I could probably navigate tolerably well on most sail boats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seal89999 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 Thats awsome. I have never gone saling but I imagine it is amazing.I have been on some large sail boats but never left port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 I like the old large wodden ships. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoculator9 Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Yeah, they're great fun to be on. Pretty horrifying though when you consider the conditions their crews would have been under when first they were built ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarb Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Me & my dad own a Allision 195 which is 6 meters long with 135 merc ( V6 )to push it along. We do alot of deep sea fishing in it when the weather is good.I also have a 10 foot tinny which I use to go up the creek in to catch some tasty mud crabs. I got a good picture here of me & the old man holding a sail fish he caught,while a freind took it from anthor boat.But I dont know how to upload it so you guys can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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