Our Boats

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="2a40ce82egerdp.png"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="33eb6ff0.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="255" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000" background="2a3265f1ezuady.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Donny's Site on the Web</B></FONT><B>  </B><B> </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Donnys Site on the Web"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Our Boats</I></div> <div> Our 24 ft Party Barge. with a 90 horse 2 stroke Yamaha. A fun cruiser for a </div> <div> larger group. (on the left).</div> <div> <IMG SRC="40c08860.jpg" border=0 width="520" height="390" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="40e0a880.jpg" border=0 width="522" height="392" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> ...and this one is our 26 foot Sea Ray cabin cruiser. I call it the "<I>Little Stinger"</I>, powered by a </div> <div> Chevrolet 350.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="40fdc650.jpg" border=0 width="476" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> the back view looking toward the cabin</div> <div> <IMG SRC="121e03f0.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> A view of the cabin looking forward includes small dining table, sink, refrigerator,</div> <div> stove, bathroom and aft is a full size bed.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="123dd3d0.jpg" border=0 width="477" height="317" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Lake Waco Sunset</div> <div> <IMG SRC="11a00800.jpg" border=0 width="512" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This is our 26 Foot Silverton, which was re-painted and bottom job completed to keep in </div> <div> our slip in Port Aransas by my boat partners John Stone and his newphew Lonnie.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3bb07850.jpg" border=0 width="519" height="389" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> John & Lonnie have worked very hard on this boat, working on its twin 350 </div> <div> chevy engines, paint & detail  job, wiring, remodeling the inside cabin, </div> <div> electronics and more.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3bd15900.jpg" border=0 width="533" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This is our new 21 ft Hydra Sport with a 200 hp 4 stroke Yamaha. Great for </div> <div> bay fishing and offshore fishing when the water is calm.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="40700800.jpg" border=0 width="512" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> On Nov 20th, 2007 I took this 1983 Bayliner (model is called a 3870 Motoryacht) for it's sea trial. </div> <div> This boat is furnished with a living area,  a galley, a bathroom including a shower </div> <div> and tub, 2 bedrooms with full size beds, a captains lounge on the fly deck, a whole lot of sun </div> <div> bathing and dolphin watching area on the front deck, plus a small swim deck on the rear of the </div> <div> boat.  It is equipped with 2 diesel engines (Yanmars), a diesel generator, and 3 separate marine air </div> <div> conditioning systems. Almost everything needed for a complete holiday on the coast. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="14c09860.jpg" border=0 width="521" height="390" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The on board navigational equipment includes two sonar's (depth devises),  </div> <div> two GPS console tracking systems, 2 marine radio's and a nautical radar system.</div> <bR> <div> A shot from the fly bridge before we left. Then after the sea trial, I transferred </div> <div> "Family Time" to Port Aransas.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="151158f0.jpg" border=0 width="533" height="399" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> With twin diesels she runs pretty smooth and a comfortable cruising speed about (21 mph) .  At </div> <div> this pace it took me just a little over an hour to transfer her from S Corpus Christi Bay to her new</div> <div> slip in  Port A.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15416900.jpg" border=0 width="534" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This is me with my Brother Jerry and his wife Dona, on the Bayliner coming back into </div> <div> the harbor from a short cruise 05/01/10.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3bf12c30.jpg" border=0 width="530" height="707" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Backing int the slip is finally getting to be a small chore (not perfect but smaller...lol) </div> <div> I am trying to get myself set up and adjusted for a south wind (to my left) and back into my slip</div> <div> which will be to my right.  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="3c113c40.jpg" border=0 width="531" height="708" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> I sure didn't win any prizes for decorating, but what else did I have to do?</div> <div> <IMG SRC="16149b60.jpg" border=0 width="585" height="438" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Thanks for visiting our boats</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2e84da10.jpg" border=0 width="589" height="417" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>