Our Boats

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC80" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0eb8e8e3.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="0ec95810.png" border=0 width="149" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FF9900" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0f100c82dwnjbj.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Donny's Site on the Web</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#3366FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>   |     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Donnys Site on the Web"><U>home</U></A></FONT></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> Our Boats</div> <bR> <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> Our 1970 27 Ft Concorde Cabin Cruiser .   I call this one my KJB, powered by a Chrysler 318.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1240a870.jpg" border=0 width="522" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (angle back view)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1250c800.jpg" border=0 width="524" height="384" 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. I am thinking of equiping this one with a internal engine cooling system so I can </div> <div> take it to the coast and use it in salt water occasionally.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="12a1b940.jpg" border=0 width="539" height="404" 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> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> On Nov 20th, this year 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 kitchen (galley), a bathroom (head) 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, 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> <bR> <div> The on board navigational equipment includes two sonar's (depth devises),  two GPS console tracking </div> <div> systems, 2 marine radio's and a nautical radar system.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="14f0ab90.jpg" border=0 width="522" height="697" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> A shot from the fly bridge before we left. Then after the sea trial, I transferred "Family Time" to</div> <div> 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> 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> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>