"New" boat
 

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:58:03 -0000,
wrote:

On Aug 30, 5:46 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

To a novice boater like me, those older Sports with the traditional
interior have a great shippy look to them. Makes me want to cut my
hair, wear white pants that are way too short, a blue blazer, and of
course a little captains cap;)

But then you wouldn't look like a left over hippy!! :)

;) btw, hippie, h i p p i e, is spelled with an "ie", get a frekin'
spel checher! mr. "google sucks, get a reader..."

Hippie, schmippy - your're still stuck in the sixties.

By the way, thanks for the gas bucks. I told you you didn't have to
chip in - I asked you, no need to buy gas.

But thanks anyway. I found the money in the cup holder.

Looks like Thursday next.

"New" boat
 

(Eisboch)wrote
Picked up my new (to me) boat yesterday and am really tickled with it.
I found a vintage, 1971, original design (13') Boston Whaler that has
been restored and looks (almost) new. * Improvements during the
restoration included new, single cable Teleflex steering, stainless
helm, new compass, etc. All the mahogany seats, mini console and forward
hatch cover have been redone or replaced. It's powered by a little 25
horse Johnson .... (newer) that fired up immediately in the driveway
with muffs and runs perfect.
The interior is the classic Boston Whaler baby blue as they were made in
those days. It's ironic that I worked at Boston Whaler while going to
school back in 1968 and these boats were the ones I did the post mold
finish work on.
Looking forward to splashing it today or this weekend. I need to repack
or replace the trailer bearings first. (didn't have "Bearing Buddies"
and upon inspection found some rusty water in the bearings).
Eisboch

Congrats, The BW 13 with a 25 Johnson was my first powerboat, I was in
my early teens, and the stunt I pulled with it could of been a scene in
the movie jackass. Long story short. Surfing tugboat wakes in NY harbor,
being pitched out, and watching my whaler leave me behind was a learning
experience not repeated.
Did you get a kidney belt? UD