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3M 5200 - @Old Mud "go to wonder drug", and the stuff DOES WORK!! It's become my "go to" for anything that I can say, "I'll never be need to take that apart again!"
Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing? - H. D. Thoreau
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,717 postsSince 2018
Do you still have it ?? those were the days we could have so much fun with a simple 16 Footer without electronics. 😎
Sold it long ago for way too cheap
With all its issues, I loved it
Anytime I made it back to the ramp without grease on my hands, was a good day
What I miss most about it is that my Dad was right alongside me every step of the way doing all of the work together on her including the full rebuild of the motor 😎😎🙏🙏🙏
At least I'm enjoyin' the ride.....
CommodoreOriginal Crew7,065 postsSince 2018
Unfortunately I no longer have it
Sold it long ago for way too cheap
With all its issues, I loved it
Anytime I made it back to the ramp without grease on my hands, was a good day
What I miss most about it is that my Dad was right alongside me every step of the way doing all of the work together on her including the full rebuild of the motor 😎😎🙏🙏🙏
What I miss most about it is that my Dad was right alongside me every step of the way doing all of the work together on her including the full rebuild of the motor" Nothing can beat that !!
Tell your Children every day that you love them
I was so poor growing up, if i were not a boy i would have had Nothing to play with !! :)
All that matters in the end is that we Loved
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain."
I was so poor growing up, if i were not a boy i would have had Nothing to play with !! :)
All that matters in the end is that we Loved
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain."
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,182 postsSince 2018
Unfortunately I no longer have it
Sold it long ago for way too cheap
With all its issues, I loved it
Anytime I made it back to the ramp without grease on my hands, was a good day
What I miss most about it is that my Dad was right alongside me every step of the way doing all of the work together on her including the full rebuild of the motor 😎😎🙏🙏🙏
The first shot is yours truly when I was 50 years younger and 50# lighter! Basically, you can see me sitting at the midship helm seat showing both a fore and aft view.
Unfortunately, I could not find a full length shot of my StarCraft, so I just located a stock photo of someone else's same generation boat up for sale. Essentially it is the same hull as mine was except I did not have the pedestal mounted seats or the trolling motor.
What I did have was a very cool fold-down "Spray Dodger" I had mounted on the bow cap that extended aft until about a foot in front of the helm. Not only did it keep me dry on those choppy days but it also created a small, covered sleeping area in the bow. I can fondly recall may trips where I wanted to get a super early start so I would unroll my sleeping bag and sack out under the "Dodger" the night before!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
I see quite a few of these on the Chesapeake, & have heard decent things about them. No personal experience with them however.
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"Well, it's alright.
.............even if you're old and gray."
"Well, it's alright.
............you still got something to say."
.............even if you're old and gray."
"Well, it's alright.
............you still got something to say."
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,900 postsSince 2018
Since this thread has now wandered down the old "memory lane path" I did a little searching for some old photos of my first boat, aptly called the "Sea Witch" for all you Humphrey Bogart fans out there.
The first shot is yours truly when I was 50 years younger and 50# lighter! Basically, you can see me sitting at the midship helm seat showing both a fore and aft view.
Unfortunately, I could not find a full length shot of my StarCraft, so I just located a stock photo of someone else's same generation boat up for sale. Essentially it is the same hull as mine was except I did not have the pedestal mounted seats or the trolling motor.
What I did have was a very cool fold-down "Spray Dodger" I had mounted on the bow cap that extended aft until about a foot in front of the helm. Not only did it keep me dry on those choppy days but it also created a small, covered sleeping area in the bow. I can fondly recall may trips where I wanted to get a super early start so I would unroll my sleeping bag and sack out under the "Dodger" the night before!
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Looking sharp Capt Mike👍
At least I'm enjoyin' the ride.....
CommodoreOriginal Crew7,065 postsSince 2018
Wow
Looking sharp Capt Mike👍
Really wish I still had that old Fenwick spinning rod. I don't know what happened to it, but I still have the companion Fenwick as a conventional stick that has survived from that era. Plenty of nostalgia on the rare times I fish with it today.
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
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