On Fri, 11 May 2018 16:57:31 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

In many ways those days with little boats and little outboards were just
as much fun and have just as fond memories in my mind as the big, diesel
powered boats that came later.

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I agree. For pure joy of boating and just being on the water it's
hard to beat a small boat. Frequently the high point of our boating
trips on the trawler is launching the inflatable dinghy and going
exploring with it - reminds me of being a kid again.