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"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not."
Spoken by Ratty to Mole in Wind in the Willows a children's book by Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932).
The pictures of the boats below are all recent. I now have 8 boats as of 7/30/2006. While that is not too many, I think that will hold me for a while.
1974 Grumman 15' square stern canoe. This is the one that started it all.
This is a Delfi 12' aluminum fishing boat. I got the boat and trailer on eBay for $167.00. I just wanted to try out my new Honda 2 HP four stroke outboard.
Nothing like a little boat to get you away from the crowds. This was Memorial Day 2005.
And here's my baby! I bought this boat with an old Gale 35 HP two stroke. I bought the 40 HP four stroke off eBay from a marine supply in Maryland. I installed new controls, steering and mounted two Group 27 deep cycle batteries in the bow. I built a box for the batteries to sit on and filled it with foam. I installed new seats and a bimini top. She has a Humminbird 947C 3D fish finder and chart plotter.
This is a 1966 Tollycraft Express Sedan. SOLD