Well, after trains and planes, why not another boat thread?
So, boats you've seen, sailed or lusted after if you please!
The utterly awesome Topper;
Mine was blue, with the blue/yellow/pink sail and I loved it!
This used to belong to some friends of the family. Glamour from a bygone age, IMO;
Not a fan of boats I must say. I get sea-sick on the Woolwich Ferry. 
I like the Viking Ship though.
And the Ark:
gotta love a lifeboat:
luckily, never had to be rescued by one..... it was a spanish lifeboat we had to call
I've have also always found a large man in a boat strangely intriguing.....
Soon to be 450,000 washing machines.
Me & my coracle on low tide manouveres last Wednesday...
German plastic sea-kayak meets Brtish Steel. Been piped aboard the famous yacht although never managed to sail on it mainly due to the (ex) 'skipper's' Rizla related distractions...
Built one of these when I was 13 with my sister.
Mirror dinghy
WCA wanted me to get in one of these with him:
To have a spin around Southampton Harbour, with things like this mooching abahyt:
Does he think I'm mad???
I often operate these in summer, got a Level 2 power boat certificate.
Conver weed cutter
Berky weed harvester (me in the passenger seat on this one)
Other than using them at work i've not got to much interest in boats.
Same rules as for bikes - red is faster
Pentalina by Michael (ffcnimmo), on Flickr
Pentalina by Michael (ffcnimmo), on Flickr
We've got a Hunter 245 in the family, and it's awesome.
Plus, my dad built it from just a bare fibreglass hull as a retirement project. Respect!
OMG... if only I could afford such a thing...
I'd have one of these
I've sailed a topper and have a Sportique ski boat (poor mans Mastercraft)
My Boat with Pedals!
The Maltese Falcon, Mastercraft and a fast cat! Me like...!
this became the ady gil, an anti-whaling vessel operated by Sea Shepherd, and sadly is now dead after being rammed by a japanese whaling ship.
the video contains naughty words, so please exercise relevant caution when viewing.
If we're talking reality though, 99% sure something like this will be back in my life before too long... gotta love a Nacra!
+ 1 for the ady gil!
That weed harvester cost £120,000 when it was new, cost nearly £200,000 to replace now.
This is our old work boat that we gave away to another area.
Owned one of these for 5 years, competed around the UK with my best pals, until we all had families and ran out of disposable income.
Brilliant boats, fast, responsive but very hard to be competitive in.
Sold it to Sweeden last October 
Its not grand, but its mine
this became the ady gil, an anti-whaling vessel operated by Sea Shepherd, and sadly is now dead after being rammed by a japanese whaling ship.
Sad indeed, but not a bad replacement in the Gojira
J class anyone?
tonyg, was just getting ready to post this...
That weed harvester cost £120,000 when it was new, cost nearly £200,000 to replace now.
Forgive my ignorance, but why does such a thing cost so much money?
give me a net, a scuba mask and a pair of hedge cutters and i'll do it for £10 and hour with a bacon sarnie
Not to sure myself, they are all made to order in Germany and are a bit of a specialist bit of plant. Also a lot of steel involved in them, that one above weighs just over 12 tons dry weight and loads of hydraulics involved, also big old Perkins diesel engine slapped in the rear. I know a new front weed belt on the bed cost £5000, the rear belt is twice as big but doesn't get the abuse like the front. They also don't handle like a normal boat and can get a bit of getting use to and horrible to use if its windy as the wind pushes it to the side.
LOL fourcrossjohn 
Built a plywood canoe a few years ago, gonna try a canvas skinned kayak this year.
Open 60
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