I’ve gone on and on about our boating adventures over the past 2 years. What a saga that has been at times! I think the reliability issues have been solved by replacing the boat, so boat stories should become fewer and further apart. I have some improvements I want to do to it, but we will see what happens.
So, what’s the next hobby? What all-encompassing thing will occupy our free time? Maybe some radio control? How about archery? Building a hot-rod? Learning didgeridoo?
Continue readingAs I mentioned in my previous post, we purchased a newer boat. I was very curious about how this thing would perform, especially since it basically had a new motor on it.
This time I was taking the whole family for the shakedown. It ran great at the seller’s house on the “ears”, and it did the same at home. It should be a good time.
We picked the next sunny weekend to go to the lake.
Continue readingI have been considering getting a newer boat since pretty much the day I bought the Winner fish and ski. I have kept a Craigslist search going, as well as looking on various social media spots to see if there are any deals.
My criteria was simple. Year 2000 or newer. 150HP or higher. Under $8000. 19′ so we would have a bit more room as a family.
A real gem showed up on a listing. A listing with no photo, so nobody really looked at it. I pounced on it immediately.
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