Ain't it The truth :LOL2:lckstckn2smknbrls said:You need to get some better friends.
I know, right?Kismet said:I dunno.
How many of us have a boat from "Smackover, Arkansas?"
Just outside El Dorado, AR I'm told.JMichael said:Born and lived most of my 63 years in AR and never heard of Smackover. Had to look that one up just for curiosity. :lol:
dahut said:Just outside El Dorado, AR I'm told.JMichael said:Born and lived most of my 63 years in AR and never heard of Smackover. Had to look that one up just for curiosity. :lol:
That could account for the name - "Eldo-Craft"
Turns out that the town is about 250 miles from where I grew up and live, but my brother only lives about 35 miles from it now. We pronounce it slightly different from you but not so much that anyone would notice really. We say El Da Ray Doe.Kismet said:dahut said:Just outside El Dorado, AR I'm told.JMichael said:Born and lived most of my 63 years in AR and never heard of Smackover. Had to look that one up just for curiosity. :lol:
That could account for the name - "Eldo-Craft"
and for you Northern folks, that's pronounced "EL DOOR AY DOE".
You can hear New York City radio evangelists soliciting donations down there, but not knowing how to pronounce the name of the City.
(small world; worked for a company which had a plant down there. :mrgreen: )
Agreed, however, we both know someone's thinking it.Kismet said:I gotta say...
if you think someone here is going to point out the disadvantages of messing with an old Tin boat, we need to go over the premise of this entire forum. :lol: :mrgreen: :lol:
Pretty much where I'm at.I have no skills and few resources, but my labor is cheap and my hours are flexible. So, for the last five years or so, I've been messing with old tin boats. I get more satisfaction out of figuring out a way to accomplish repairs or minor installations and get the boat afloat than I do fishing. A success is only losing a little money when I sell one. (I know, bad business plan.)
I'm all about repurposing things, too.And looking for stuff...trailers, hitches, seats, oars (SO hard to find), a cost-effective UV resistant paint, eye-catching but discreet decals...well, that's like a treasure hunt for me.
Thanks for the positivity!The boat's smackover there, it will be your partner in time (or crime) as you invest perfectly usable hours in just messing around with it.
Excelsior!!!
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