"Dene" wrote in message
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Agree. I have a '92 18 foot Reinell 181 for that very purpose, namely
putting my six kids behind it on a sea biscuit and scaring the tarnation
out
of them. Probably not a highly rated boat when I bought it in '94 but
I've
taken good care of it, dry storing it except in use. She's never given me
a
lick of problems and even more important, she's all mine.

Unlike this Maxum 2400 SCR I'm "buying" for 28k this week, assuming it
passes the survey.

http://tinyurl.com/c6orm

This boat is a year round mom and pop boat, interest tax deductible as our
2nd home. Kids are allowed, but only for 15 mins. ;

Name of the boat will be, "She Said Yes." (in more ways than one). ;

-Greg

My intro to boating has put me on the same track: imagining our next boat
that my wife and I can use for overnighters. Good luck with your survey!