Any *boat owners here?

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jemcam

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I've had several boats and it seems like my family always had one too when I was growing up.

My current boat is a 14' fiberglass fishing boat with a 25 hp Honda 4 stroke and a trolling motor up front. It's without a doubt the most efficient and quiet motor I've ever had or heard for that matter. I've had three different motors on this boat and my current motor is more fuel efficient than the 9.9 Johnson it had on it when I bought it.

I've had everything from Jet boats to ocean going open fishing style boats. My current boat is nice because I can tow it behind a regular car and it's just the right size to fit in a garage so I don't have to store it outside or pay for storage somewhere. I can easily fit my son, my wife and I in there with room for fishing tackle and a cooler with room to move around.

My last boat was a 19' Nitro Bass Boat with a 175 Evinrude. That was the fastest boat I had, that thing would do about 70 mph but it sure sucked the gas. I liked that boat a lot, but when I moved to IL it didn't make sense to have it anymore when I left FL.