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Posted by: rick 918-S Jul 26 2009, 10:54 PM

Not a Porshe boat but a Classic runabout. I stumbled across this 15' 1966 Silverline Riviera. I literally took a wrong turn on a side street and there she was. I'm so stoked about the deal I got on this boat. Boat with a nice interior, top and side curtains, perfect running 60HP Evinrude. Trailer and all the original paper work and manuals. $300.00! I feel a little guilty but I didn't set the price.



And the best part of boating is a blonde crewmate.

Posted by: r_towle Jul 26 2009, 10:56 PM

sweet deal.....

You know your gonna have to paint that in September...right

rich

Posted by: rick 918-S Jul 26 2009, 11:06 PM

I just buffed the jell coat today. I'm not painting it. It's got patina.

Posted by: r_towle Jul 26 2009, 11:10 PM

cough cough...bs, cough cough...

Rich

Posted by: rick 918-S Jul 26 2009, 11:16 PM

Go to bed Rich. Don't you work in like 5 hours or something.

Posted by: Dr Evil Jul 27 2009, 12:22 AM

Sweet deal. I like that dinghy

Posted by: sww914 Jul 27 2009, 02:22 AM

VERY nice boat!
I spent my day boating today, too.
My son driving through a gust of wind, he loves it when the boat heels and accelerates.


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Posted by: sww914 Jul 27 2009, 02:25 AM

As you can see I am the Captain, he's driving, my wife is tending the jib sheets, and I'm sitting on my ass lighting a cigar.

Here's the ghost ship. It's haunted by the lost souls of a mutinied crew that ran out of provisions 100 years ago and the boat just drifted into port this week, empty but for the skeletons.







OK, it probably belongs to some hick from Fresno who's wife got her hair frizzed their first time out and she won't ever return too the boat, or he got scared and in over his head and decided that golf was safer and less scary.


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Posted by: bembry Jul 27 2009, 04:37 AM

Sweet boat!

Posted by: zymurgist Jul 27 2009, 07:18 AM

Love the retro boat. I have friends who used to have one very similar to that in Vermont. It was great for St. Albans Bay but the waves on Lake Champlain were a bit much to take it any great distance.

Have fun!

Posted by: Mark Henry Jul 27 2009, 07:45 AM

I got one from the same era, childhood cottage boat....no where near that shape. If fact it's real sad, it hasn't seen water since I bought this place 13yrs ago.

Posted by: carr914 Jul 27 2009, 07:55 AM

$300 Did you kiss the seller?

I like Retro

T.C.

Posted by: BarberDave Jul 27 2009, 05:26 PM

Rick:

A point of interest: Do you know that Evinrude makes 4 cycle engine in the

250 HP range. I know it's not a V8 from a 928 but it sounds interesting doesn't

it. Alien for land ,& 1 for the water!!!!!! Dave

Posted by: turboman808 Jul 27 2009, 05:29 PM

Really would like to own a large sailboat some day. Something in the 60-70 foot range. Thats gonna be a few more years. Love to sail around the world when I retire.

Posted by: r_towle Jul 27 2009, 07:29 PM

Well, show me a picture of the boat next year...you wont be able to resist.

Rich

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Jul 27 2009, 07:33 PM

Great boat. It'll be lots of fun during your two weeks of summer.

Posted by: rick 918-S Jul 27 2009, 09:36 PM

Hey!

Posted by: r_towle Jul 27 2009, 10:01 PM

More time to look at it and dream up the modifications.
Lets see....

Heat...a season extender
Closed top...season extender
Wood accents...wood dash, better gauges...

And of course...
Paint...or at least some black accent stripes (you know Im right)

Rich

Posted by: rick 918-S Jul 28 2009, 12:07 AM

Posted by: RJMII Jul 28 2009, 12:18 AM

... and a lifesized statue of Bob Denver~

Posted by: ConeDodger Jul 28 2009, 09:03 AM

Very nice find... Having grown up in Minnesota I can tell you guys - most of the time when you take a wrong turn, you could end up in a lake

Don't paint it. Preserve it.

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Jul 28 2009, 09:23 AM

Rick, that boat is seriously sexy.
Don't listen to Rich. Men with big bushy mustaches are not to be trusted.

Zach

Posted by: r_towle Jul 28 2009, 09:34 AM

Thats like saying....

Trust me...never trust a man who says trust me

Posted by: Jeffs9146 Jul 28 2009, 11:42 AM

In my back yard! I love boating!!!



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Posted by: ericread Jul 28 2009, 12:53 PM

I had to laugh a bit at this repsonse. If you know anything about Los Osos (Morrow Bay), you know the sailing includes a permanent fog bank about 1/2 mile off shore. The "ghost ship" is actually any ship that sails out of there

Morrow Bay is the only sail harbor I know of where none of the sailors have sun tans

Eric Read

(Back on topic) BTW: Great looking little motor boat. Don't paint it. It has that "classic" look.

Posted by: Ferg Jul 28 2009, 02:23 PM

Nice Rick!

Now you just need a nice white and blue Falcon 2dr wagon to pull to the lake and back with.

Posted by: turboman808 Jul 28 2009, 03:00 PM

Not the prettiest of boats but looks like one hell of a party boat.

Posted by: Jeffs9146 Jul 28 2009, 07:21 PM

Yep it is ugly but it sleeps 10 people in beds and can make it to Mexico and back!