Matching Truck and Boat

[Abc123]

I remember growing up going to the river and seeing all of the matching rigs. It seems like something rarely ever seen anymore, other than at the Desert Storm Street Party, but that's a totally different thing altogether.

I've always tried to buy a truck that somewhat matches my boat, but I've never tried to incorporate any graphics. It's something I would probably never do, but I still think it's cool.

Who here has matched their truck to their boat? Let's see some pictures! .... I'm sure Jerry aka Sharpshooter has a few dozen, hopefully he'll share some.

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

I even went era correct too.

 

[TBI]

 

[mobldj]

my old cheetah and lifted gmc

 

[Bigbore500r]

I love it when a gardner pulls up in a faded teal dually, slammed on alcoas with a accent stripe. You know the matching boat is behind someones house.....waiting for a gardner to trim the weeds around it

 

[RodnJen]

Not a great picture, nor does it match necessarily but I did make sure the accent colors on the boat matched the charcoal grey of the truck. The ribbon down the side and the pintstripe outline match the truck. More of a color theme than matching. It is one of the benefits of ordering new and keeping things a long time.

 

[Advantage 1]

I would love to do that to my white truck with a wrap. Wonder what that would cost?

 

[ToMorrow44]

Not too extreme, but we have pinstripes on the truck that match the colors on the boat. You can barely see them in these pics, but they're pretty prominent. I might take the pinstripes off and just go for the solid white truck.

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

I actually even went semi matching with the new ski and my other backup truck

 

[plaster dave]

My buddy's old setup

He went and got a new truck and matched it somewhat

 

[C-2]

I love it when a gardner pulls up in a faded teal dually, slammed on alcoas with a accent stripe. You know the matching boat is behind someones house.....waiting for a gardner to trim the weeds around it

Haa haa, yup. Good call.

 

[SoCalZero]

http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98886

Here's a couple.

 

[rivergames]

I miss my dually. That was a bitchen truck :thumbsup

 

[Backlash]

You can never go wrong with a slammed Chevy dually!

I'd love to find a red one but don't need another commercial truck to register in Cali!

 

[Joker]

My buddy's old setup
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He went and got a new truck and matched it somewhat
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The new one looks a lot better. :thumbup:

 

[spectras only]

Wasn't a truck but both were matching classics.

 

[Boschma]

http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98886

Here's a couple.

I love that thread :cool

 

[NicPaus]

My first real truck matched my Ultra. 89 Chevy dually lowered with alcoas and Leer shell. Upgraded the 454 tbi with everything edelbrock had and made it a multi port injection motor. It was Corvette blue. It was bad ass truck for a 21 year old, but the fuel mileage 8mpg up from 5mpg with tbi killed me once the fuel prices rose years later. Sold it in 04 and bought a new F-250 that got double the mpgs.

 

[MTR 91]

 

[TBI]

:thumbsup

 

[LuckyStrike]

 

[LuckyStrike]

 

[plaster dave]

The new one looks a lot better. :thumbup:

It's a much nicer truck but waiting to take the boat off at Windsor at night suck because this truck looks just like every other truck. Lol

 

[warpt71]

Its not custom painted to match but I always wanted it to be. I also wanted it lowered and that hasn't happened either. I do have a pile of parts to update both the truck and boat and they are at the top of the list of projects to finish

 

[Ol Man]

Here is mine

 

[JB in so cal]

Saw one this last weekend at Islander. New Nordic with a lifted gmc dually. :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[B-RAD77]

Kind of but all my vehicles are red or will be red

 

[LakeMead Boater]

1993 Chevy Dually and 1991 Hallett 270T

 

[Abc123]

Saw one this last weekend at Islander. New Nordic with a lifted gmc dually. :thumbup::thumbup:

There's nothing attached, but are you talking about the red/white one? I saw it too. That's the rig that inspired this thread! lol

 

[Abc123]

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[coolchange]

From back in the day, unfortunately I lost most of the pics in the break up.
68 chevy lb. cream and white with orange and maroon pin stripping. Saddle interior. Western bulletts, mild built LT1 4 speed. 3/4 ton springs front and rear sway bars.
Sanger flat, white with maroon and cream and orange and other colors by Baca. Bulletts on the trailer also. Boat seat were done in the same saddle material as the truck. Pin striping on boat was same as truck. Matching license plates. I thought it looked good, very understated IMHO.

 

[srttruck]

where is the painted up slammed suburban with dually fenders? Those were the shiznit :thumbup:

 

[djunkie]

Eh. Not really.


My old boat was a better match.

 

[DeltaSigBoater]

 

[Ziggy]

This thread is like, so totally 90's [emoji1] [emoji1]

 

[charlyox]

My rig.

 

[Parkrbound]

Here is the original setup my dad put together back in 79. Still using it today. Get many many looks and thumbs ups at the fuel station and launch ramp.

 

[Abc123]

This thread is like, so totally 90's [emoji1] [emoji1]

Valley girl!

 

[454Rocket]

Sorry to kill the fun, but just having a white truck doesn't qualify. Back in the day the graphics on the boat were the graphics on the truck. Even the wheels matched!

 

[79 HUSTLER]

Sorry to kill the fun, but just having a white truck doesn't qualify. Back in the day the graphics on the boat were the graphics on the truck. Even the wheels matched!

I agree completely!!! Hate to be the dick I thought that on just about every setup as well.

 

[Backlash]

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Here is the original setup my dad put together back in 79. Still using it today. Get many many looks and thumbs ups at the fuel station and launch ramp.

This is such a badass setup!!!! Love the truck!

 

[BUDMAN]

This is such a badass setup!!!! Love the truck!

I would have to agree

 

[Boschma]

My old boat was a better match.
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I used to stay across from where this pic was taken. I always like the look of this boat, Howard Offshore right?

 

[Boschma]

My grandpas rig, I used to have a really good pic of the whole truck and boat but can't find it....

My mom said she used to take her friends out in the dually and cruise it in Chino and Ontario haha

 

[djunkie]

I used to stay across from where this pic was taken. I always like the look of this boat, Howard Offshore right?

Ya. The 23. I should have kept it. Lol

 

[Sbarry]

I think it matches [emoji41]

 

[BUDMAN]

McRibs boat and my truck. I think it matches kinda. [emoji4]