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<blockquote data-quote="Tinny Fleet" data-source="post: 449991" data-attributes="member: 22140"><p>Only as small diversion, but the title of this thread is so true. This boat is exactly the same one (vintage, model, etc.) as my first boat in the 70's. I was 16 years old and bought it from someone in my bass fishing club. I thought it was the most beautiful boat in the world. Started out with a 1957 Evinrude 18, then later upgraded to a 25hp Johnson. If it had been rated (it was too early for that) it probably only would have been rated for about a 9.9, mebbe less. Anyway it would go like a bat out of H**L - scary fast only I was to young and dumb to be scared. At one point I had my name painted in large script on the side of it like the bass fishing pros of the day, but ran out of money to have it painted on the other side of the boat. Caught a lot out of it from North Carolina to Northern New England, and even sunk it once under the Chesapeake Bay bridge jigging for rockfish when it took a big wave over the stern.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the old saying one mans trash is another mans treasure still holds..... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tinny Fleet, post: 449991, member: 22140"] Only as small diversion, but the title of this thread is so true. This boat is exactly the same one (vintage, model, etc.) as my first boat in the 70's. I was 16 years old and bought it from someone in my bass fishing club. I thought it was the most beautiful boat in the world. Started out with a 1957 Evinrude 18, then later upgraded to a 25hp Johnson. If it had been rated (it was too early for that) it probably only would have been rated for about a 9.9, mebbe less. Anyway it would go like a bat out of H**L - scary fast only I was to young and dumb to be scared. At one point I had my name painted in large script on the side of it like the bass fishing pros of the day, but ran out of money to have it painted on the other side of the boat. Caught a lot out of it from North Carolina to Northern New England, and even sunk it once under the Chesapeake Bay bridge jigging for rockfish when it took a big wave over the stern. Anyway, the old saying one mans trash is another mans treasure still holds..... :) [/QUOTE]
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