STINGRAY Cuddy cabin sleep overnight

checking out carb repair and sleeping on my boat

[@blewyd]

So much respect for boaters like you who put love and care into their boats. Your boat looks amazing! Seems so peaceful and serene to spend a night/weekend on it.

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thank you and yes I do try to take care of my boats I love them I've had this one the longest around 15 years II love the freedom of being able to able to explore different lakes, And also intercoastal waters, And jump islands

[@stickboy7117]

Wow! Beautiful boat. We recently purchased our first boat. A 1987 Formula 242 LS. It has 35 years of filth and mold and we have a lot of work ahead of us. Cannot wait to go camping in it this summer.

[@jaredsimpson3611]

Did you end up having a good season?

[@propagandapandas]

Nice to see theres other people that like bringin boats back from the brink. Nice job on the teak love the lines on the old gal.

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thank you, yes I love saving boats and cars from being scrap and this has been a great one too

[@willsummers1245]

Nice boat just bought a 23 foot Monterey it nice to wake up on the water !

[@CoachSherri]

Beautiful location

[@TheRealKRUE]

is that a tent attachment over your bimini cover? where did you pick that up from?

[@Vassmotorsports]

It was actually a rain cover for my tent ive had for 25 years and figured out couple years back that it works for that boat also hahaha. I do custom interior and full enclosures for boats last 4 or 5 years,so my other boats all have tops and i just never made one for the Old Stingray thinking I was gonna sell her ,but still haven't brought myself to do it hahaha, thanks for watching and hopefully ya seen some of my other boat customizing videos on my channel

[@ndeforest17]

Im so curious about that tent setup! I would love to see more of it! Me and my husband sleep in our Baja 260 and I would love to set something up that is similar for overnights.

[@Vassmotorsports]

Didn't know it would be such a hit. Haha. Just a rain tarp piece that came with my tent 25 years ago and figured out 3 yrs ago it would lay over the Bimini nicely

[@MA-el4bu]

Quick question please answer Some guy who works on big boats for living said they will make anyone poor unless ur wealthy 😅 He said just buy a boat that you can take out of the water I guess that will cut down the expenses and repair Do you agree?

[@Vassmotorsports]

Most definitely, renting a slip is not cheap every month even if in area it's to cold to use it ,and at the mercy of the marina for any maintenance or repairs even cleaning, atleast if you can trailer the boat you can choose mechanics if you can't do the work yourself and take boat to different places to enjoy. But if I was rich I might think differently, but again I love taking my boats to different places and even tow 700 miles from SC to the FL gulf coast as we love it there and so different than my lakes here in SC

[@gregorymishler2593]

​@@Vassmotorsports you got a cool boat 🚢

[@nickmclay]

That looks awesome. Nicely done

[@kless001]

Love this video. Reminds me of what boating is all about.

[@Vassmotorsports]

I love boating and exploring different places. I also have a cabin cruiser that me an the wife would take to Florida gulf coast and stay a week at a time on it and island jump up and down the intercoastal but it's been down since I started making videos, hopefully I can make time to get it back on the water ,definitely my favorite boat ,but the old Stingray does the job for a night stay no problem

[@donnysipei]

i love that boat. really good looking

[@gusgonzalez7117]

Glad you enjoyed your rig but you offer little information about how you got to your happy place. Example: who manufactured your Bimini/tent? You gave no information, but you slept well. Polish your presentation because people crave the information.

[@Vassmotorsports]

Ill keep that in mind , the Bimini was on it when i bought boat 15 years ago custom made ,and the other cover at night is just old rain tarp piece for my tent i havent used since before I got the boat and figured out 3 yrs ago that it would lay over Bimini before I knew i could do custom upholstery work and tops lol

[@uncfanatik2371]

We had a blast. Gotta do it again very soon

[@brennonlebeouf7569]

that tent top is amazing did you finish it?

[@Vassmotorsports]

Its just the rain cover from my old tent 20 yrs ago , i just happen to figure out few yrs ago it worked great for this , since then i do custom boat interior and tops but never bothered making a full enclosure for this boat since id normally be on my bigger boats when staying overnight but also like to old school it sometimes (remind me where i started) lol

[@brennonlebeouf7569]

@@Vassmotorsports very nice! glad to see your still kickin it!

[@ChevyBM]

That is a nice classic Stingray you got there, and there is nothing that beats sleeping in a boat. Damn I wish it was summer so I can go boating again..

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thanks and thank you for watching Vassmotorsports, you just have to trailer down Florida like i do lol. Im here now and its been 89 each day and high 60's or 70s at night still

[@InspiredByEverything]

Can you tell us about the tent you have set up on your bimini? I’m looking for ideas to extend our cuddy cabin into the helm & stern area. Thank you!

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thanks for watching Vassmotorsports and hope ya check out some of my other videos, this is actually just the rain cover from a tent I've had over 20 yrs and figured out couple years ago that it would work for this haha. I do custom interior work and full enclosure tops for boats ,but this is my oldest boat and didn't want to invest the time to make a full top always saying I'm just gonna sell the boat but I've had almost 18 yrs now hahaha ,I have other boats with bigger cabins

[@InspiredByEverything]

@@Vassmotorsports very cool! I’ll have to go raid my stash of rainflies!

[@mahdiiraqi3292]

Very nice boat

[@vinylordie1301]

That’s how you do it! All natural sound machine too!

[@Vassmotorsports]

She's always been a great perfoming boat. I need to get her back together and haven't used since Hurricane Ian did a number on her , but she still runs great

[@50hellkat2]

Beautiful boat.

[@niranjanarun7896]

I loved boats because marine. Study group student ❤

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thanks for watching Vassmotorsports and hope ya check out some of my boating videos, I also love boats. Can't get enough haha

[@tycamtyson]

Nice👌👍

[@williamgraybill7212]

Nice pillow. Go Cocks! Beautiful boat. If you ever want to sell it let me know.

[@Vassmotorsports]

It's crossed my mind since I have 3 other boats also , and this is the smallest, and just took out last week in Florida gulf coast to Coya Costa Island, have videos of that trip too, lol

[@ChipEstrada]

Hell yea! Do some fishing too!

[@aaronhinojos1131]

That is absolutely beautiful!!!!!! I'm completely jealous!! Not only where your at but they boat !!! 😍😍 where did you get the tent like thing for it ?? That is awesome !

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thank you, I really am blessed to be able to take my boat some of the places I go, I have videos on my channel of this boat in SC lakes and Gulf coast waters in Florida, that is a rain cover from my tent I haven't used in 20 years and figured out one day it works perfectly for this lol,

[@FradyKatt]

I just finished my 89 searay 200 Cuddy which is very similiar I made mine to do short trip on the Tenn river

[@jimbanda]

Real cute this 🚤

[@jimmiejohnson1404]

Hey man I love your show but where did you get the tent set up from? I want to camp on my boat

[@MA-el4bu]

What model is this boat the wood finish is good on

[@Vassmotorsports]

This is a 1987 Stingray svc207xl cuddy cabin and thanks it's always been in pretty good condition and ive owned for last 16 yrs and redone the powertrain and interior 2 yr ago , Hurricane Ian got her last oct but she still runs and when I get time she will be back on the water (hopefully soon)

[@johndoe-to6xm]

Hey buddy nice boat

[@LOWKEYDANGER]

Love the boat brother, I just got a free 79 searay bowrider with a 100 mercury from a neighbor that passed away can't wait to duplicate what you did with you're boat

[@djpollo2474]

How you gonna sleep with a bowrider, genuine question from someone who doesn't own a boat

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thank you and good luck with yours

[@Vassmotorsports]

I have friends who throw a tarp over their boats and stay overnight every weekend

[@չռջֆնփիճփփֆդծ]

👍👍👍

[@KayLee-wl9oz]

very beautiful boat for its age

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thank you. Ive owned this one for 15 yrs or more so longer than any of my other boats I own lol

[@skylrrizk9496]

Where did you buy that tent thing?

[@Vassmotorsports]

its actually the rain cover from a tent ive had over 25 years and happen to figure out it would work for this also haha ,thanks for watching Vassmotorsports and hope ya check out some of my other videos

[@elonmuskyarmpits7007]

Excuse me, I’d like to know where you got a rear bench seat from ?

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thats how this particular model SVC 207xls cuddy cabin came factory and i do custom interior so i remade the bottom seat bass with built in sealed sub box and recovered the vynil

[@elonmuskyarmpits7007]

Thank you I just figured I’d ask because my dad and are restoring our 1995 656zp and we redoing the flooring and seats to give a new look.

[@Vassmotorsports]

@elonmuskyarmpits7007 oh cool good luck with that , hope you check out some of my other videos and I'll link a playlist of my Stingray, im fixing her now as she was caught in Hurricane Ian last season and ill have new videos of that work soon kzbin.info/aero/PLdT80g2lqT-BGl691fEnXGftofCH2YjVl

[@elonmuskyarmpits7007]

@@Vassmotorsports forsure thx👍

[@bahamasking2063]

Beautiful water fall

[@Vassmotorsports]

Definitely one of my favorite coves to sleep overnight and its a party during the day

[@mckinleymac3452]

Can you hear the roar from Death Valley when the Tigers score a TD on Saturdays in the Fall?

[@Vassmotorsports]

This was on Lake Keowee, so to far away ,lol

[@cameronland]

Crazy coincidence, heard you open the video that this is lake keowee, keowee is also the lake I use as well being a local.

[@Vassmotorsports]

One of the most beautiful and my favorite

[@goodbonezz1289]

Very very nice.

[@jonny6758]

What kind of tent is that attached 🤔 also did bug's get ya any

[@reggieross4125]

Nice

[@dianavassallo6852]

a beautiful boat for that year it has been well kept up and your repairs are awesome

[@jfuller4133]

Good looking boat

[@Vassmotorsports]

thank you, was just out on it yesterday with the wife and puppy Jasper, thanks for watching Vassmotorsports and hope ya check out some of my other videos

[@RaleighHomeInspector]

Beautiful boat

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thank you

[@joshuaboneta]

I can’t wait to retire!!! lol

[@strickdaddy55]

Are you able to walk on the front deck above the cuddy cabin?

[@Vassmotorsports]

Sorry. But yes its solid to walk to board the front. Just miss the hatch haha

[@mongosaqqara]

She's a beauty!

[@thomasprice5766]

Where do I sign up

[@50hellkat2]

Love the teak

[@tropangbikeride]

My dream life!

[@Vassmotorsports]

It's definitely a fun experience, I love sleeping on a boat especially if I travel somewhere and stay for multiple days like me and wife used to do on my cabin cruiser. It's like a little RV on the water and we would trailer 700 miles to Florida gulf and travel the ICW ,island jump during day and stay in a different cove each night and don't have to pay for a hotel room as im not really well off money wise haha. Just good with my hands finding deals and restore them , hope ya enjoy some of my other videos and thanks for watching Vassmotorsports, hope ya get to experience sleeping on a boat sometime

[@Vassmotorsports]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5PMn6p5rcqmq6ssi=EDp6rZbSNAIzu9RN. If get a minute check this one out. Same cove when everyone awake haha

[@roberthumphreys7556]

I have a 20 ft cuddy. Love the tent looking top. Where can I get one ???

[@Vassmotorsports]

It's actually just the rain tarp setup for my tent from 25 yrs ago and I figured out it would work for this couple years ago ,lol

[@mckinleymac3452]

@@Vassmotorsports So in other words you MacGyvered it lol

[@fireman1780]

Where did you get the tent for your boat?

[@Vassmotorsports]

Just old tent rain tarp piece i haven't used in years and then found out it layed over Bimini nicely

[@Jmoney-db4rp]

You gotta clean them windows real good they look funky

[@rikin6912]

Nice boat, nice water...❤

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thanks and thank you for watching Vassmotorsports, I still have this boat and have videos of taking it out recently after doing repairs cause she was stuck in Florida and Hurricane Ian did damage to her. But as seen in newer videos she is back on the water once again and taking her to Crab island in Destin Beach next week

[@sharonbraselton3135]

This boat same price as rebalo 222

[@Vassmotorsports]

I'm not sure about that. I've owned this baby for 18 years and thinking about selling her this spring as I have to many boats

[@Chumbaslot]

Awesome. We have a 22ft cuddly Bayliner. Only spent one night so far but man is it peaceful. Love those falls behind ya bet you slept well.

[@ziussudera3141]

👍👍👍

[@tonybologna139]

What kind of tent is that on the boat

[@Vassmotorsports]

thats just a rain cover for my old tent and i figured out one night that it worked pretty good for this and was before i learned how to custom make boat interiors, seats, flooring and tops with full enclosures, but this definitely worked for this old boat and what i was doing with it lol , thanks for watching Vassmotorsports and hope ya check out some of my other videos sometime

[@dextersxxxxlab]

That boat looks great! and love to see people camping out on the smaller boats. we had a 4.2 m placom 4 seater with 40 hp outboard and outfitted with a home made camper canvas and now we have our maxum 1900 sc for 10 years. both boats were used for watersports as well for camping weekends on the water. Now we have a 7 year old daugther and the boat is getting too small for camping. we have a porta potti, a peltier car fridge, 100w solar panel, some floaties and even a rc jetboat, a prop driven mini surfboard for my daugther to cruise around the boat, tablet to watch a movie at night etc. but as said, it is getting too small. so now in the process of buying a 2001 3470 ft cruisers yacht. exiting times.

[@Vassmotorsports]

Yes very nice. I also have a 2400scr Maxum cabin cruiser and love it ( don't have videos) and perfect size to trailer anywhere and still big enough to stay on a week at a time , I have engine out of it and want to install a 6.2 stroker I have waiting to go in with bravo 3 outdrive, then I should have videos of our adventures, love the Florida gulf coast Intercoastal waters

[@dextersxxxxlab]

@@Vassmotorsports "perfect size" in the USA is a different size compared to the same words in our country. While in the US the most popular car a probably will be something like a ford f150 pickup we have more something like a ford focus. everything here is smaller. parking spaces, roads, houses distances and boats too. I am very happy I am able to haul 2 tons with my subaru forester xt compared to much less of most cars here.

[@bobbitchun8659]

Looking good.

[@Vassmotorsports]

Thank you