Kismet
Well-known member
So, I thought about doing something more physically active as I age, or have aged.
Fishing! That'll do it. Get a little boat, a fishing rod, go out to the few near-by lakes, and catch a bunch of fish. Be healthy and not expensive, AND, I'll get some food out of it.
Got a 12ft semi-v boat, with trailer and 3.5 hp engine. Tinkered a bit, registered it, took it out, worked pretty well, even with the chop on the windy early Spring day.
Came to this site, read a bit, asked a bit, and pondered. Hmmmm <---me pondering.
Went Craig's list shopping and came up with a 5.5 hp Evinrude. By golly, that's the ticket!
Took it out, chop was there, exaggerated by the weight of the heavier motor.
Pondered. Hmmmm<---me pondering again.
Read some more. And more.
Figured since I had a 5.5 motor, it could work to power a bigger boat.
Just came home from picking up a 14ft Alumacraft F, last registered in 1995, and carefully stored outside in the rain, snow, and other beneficial elements. Didn't quite fit on the trailer, but I made do. Some modifications are in order.
Seems big. Deep, wide hull, needs transom work, and some of that aluminum cleaner-upper stuff from BassPro. Heavy sunnavagun.
Found myself thinking...you know, this boat would probably really like a slightly bigger engine.
OK. THIS is a trend. I now have two boats, two new-to-me motors, one trailer that wants some mods, and now I find myself looking at the renovations that the craftsmen who post on this site have done.
Think I should have taken up bridge.
:?
Fishing! That'll do it. Get a little boat, a fishing rod, go out to the few near-by lakes, and catch a bunch of fish. Be healthy and not expensive, AND, I'll get some food out of it.
Got a 12ft semi-v boat, with trailer and 3.5 hp engine. Tinkered a bit, registered it, took it out, worked pretty well, even with the chop on the windy early Spring day.
Came to this site, read a bit, asked a bit, and pondered. Hmmmm <---me pondering.
Went Craig's list shopping and came up with a 5.5 hp Evinrude. By golly, that's the ticket!
Took it out, chop was there, exaggerated by the weight of the heavier motor.
Pondered. Hmmmm<---me pondering again.
Read some more. And more.
Figured since I had a 5.5 motor, it could work to power a bigger boat.
Just came home from picking up a 14ft Alumacraft F, last registered in 1995, and carefully stored outside in the rain, snow, and other beneficial elements. Didn't quite fit on the trailer, but I made do. Some modifications are in order.
Seems big. Deep, wide hull, needs transom work, and some of that aluminum cleaner-upper stuff from BassPro. Heavy sunnavagun.
Found myself thinking...you know, this boat would probably really like a slightly bigger engine.
OK. THIS is a trend. I now have two boats, two new-to-me motors, one trailer that wants some mods, and now I find myself looking at the renovations that the craftsmen who post on this site have done.
Think I should have taken up bridge.
:?