My Son's New Boat
Well.... new to him, anyway!
This is his first boat. It's a 22' Wooldridge inboard jet. She's got a brand new port injected 454 Kodiak mated to a brand new Hamilton 3-stage jet unit.
The boat was owned by a guy that died a couple years ago, and the boat has just been sitting around for a couple of years. Finally the family got tired of having it parked beside the house and put her up on Craigslist for less than half of what it's actually worth.
This thing is an animal! The only riverboat I've driven that was faster was a NorthRiver with a 502 Chevy with a 10" jet. The 454 alone is worth what he paid for the boat, so he really got a great deal.
I don't know if I like that blue shark painted on the bow, and he's not sure about it either... he'll probably buff that off and shine it up like I did to my boat this spring. The hard top is really nice to have, and I suspect he'll have a couple of nice light bars mounted up top in short order.
Pretty cool to see him so excited about it, I'm pretty stoked about it myself. A 19 year old with a big boy boat is a pretty good step for him - because as we all know, he who dies with the most toys wins, right?
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