Looking For MY Orange 22' Nautica Widebody 350 5.7 Inboard Boat

ejohnny · 12 October 2009, 07:01

I am desperate to find my old 1998 Nautica Boat. I ripped the original diesel out and put in a 5.7L 350 MAG Gas engine in it with a Bravo 1 drive. The boat is all orange gellcoat and orange tubes and has dive rescue on it along with marine rescue. The center console is all black and orange. I sold the boat to someone when i was having hard times and new to being a dad and husband. I told the guy i sold the boat to, If he ever decided to sell it to please call me. He listed it on ebay and I have never seen the boat again. I would do anything to find out who has the boat and if they would be willing to sell it. I posted a link below to a picture of my old boat. If anyone knows where it is even if it's not for sale I would be interested in the location. This is one of those things in life that i regret doing, any information please e-mail me at wiidcats@aol.com Link to the picture is below on my myspace page. Again please any info on it would be appricated. I miss her a lot.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...mageID=5482345

Stoo · 12 October 2009, 16:29

Ah my friend, I feel your pain. I once had to choose between my boat and my wife... I made the opposite choice you did.

I found it was easier to replace the wife, than the boat!

Good luck with your search... it's a distinctive looking boat!

prairie tuber · 13 October 2009, 21:12

Now if it were a question of keeping an anchor vs. keeping a wife, that would be more of an apples to apples comparison.

Stoo · 14 October 2009, 01:06

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Originally Posted by prairie tuber

Now if it were a question of keeping an anchor vs. keeping a wife, that would be more of an apples to apples comparison.

LMAO... Mrs. Stoo v 2.0 is sitting right here, so I shall gracefully exit this conversation....

prairie tuber · 14 October 2009, 14:58

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Originally Posted by Stoo

LMAO... Mrs. Stoo v 2.0 is sitting right here, so I shall gracefully exit this conversation....

You haven't told her about this site....... have you?

iFlyanddive · 15 October 2009, 03:34

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/va...397574371.html

Found her on vancouver craigslist looks identical. seems to be the boat

prairie tuber · 15 October 2009, 15:01

Weird. It has travelled all the way from Florida to Courtney, and the photo the seller put up in the craigslist ad is the exact same photo that ejohnny took of his boat back in the day when he owned it. Same foliage in the background & everything.

Tim J · 15 October 2009, 16:09

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Originally Posted by iFlyanddive

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/va...397574371.html

Found her on vancouver craigslist looks identical. seems to be the boat

Thats the one i was thinking of too reading the 1st. post. It's been for sale for quite some time on various local sites.

captnjack · 16 October 2009, 20:07

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Originally Posted by prairie tuber

Weird. It has travelled all the way from Florida to Courtney, and the photo the seller put up in the craigslist ad is the exact same photo that ejohnny took of his boat back in the day when he owned it. Same foliage in the background & everything.

Unless.... the whole post is a fraud using an old photo found online.

Stoo · 17 October 2009, 03:38

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Originally Posted by prairie tuber

You haven't told her about this site....... have you?

Oh ya... She mocks me relentlessly about it. Did you see my old thread about the http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?...&highlight=tug

She was an active participant in that one...

Sorry for the hijack!

ejohnny · 12 June 2010, 05:14

I am looking for the boat again. I originaly got in contact with the seller but, He was asking $40,000. Double what i sold the boat for. So if anyone has seen the boat for sale. I would like to talk to the seller and see if we could come up with a better deal. So please if anyone has seen the boat please let me know. Also people i am looking for a used 22' Nautica Widebody with an inboard disel or gas ANY CONDITION. I would also be really interested in any Nautica inboard that needs major motor work as this is going to be another conversion project for me. This time its going to be a Chevrolet LS6..... Also interested in nauticas that are 22'+ but, they have to be Inboards or Inboard/Outboards..

Rogan · 14 June 2010, 19:03

I totally remember that boat! I think I called it the "all american rib". I'll do some scouring