Re: 1961 MFG Oxford Deluxe - Beginning a New Life
Well now that we got that blizzard over with it can start warming up any time! How are all you MFGers doing?? It's been a quiet winter on the rehab side. Anybody making any progress?...I am looking forward to getting back on our lake when the ice melts!
Agreed! Enough of winter already... went fishing on Champlain two weeks ago. 16 degrees, water 34.1*F Now the bays have frozen and without some wind even this week with highs in the mid 30s it probably won't open up. So I am hoping for another launch in March so I can make my record 23 consecutive calendar months of fishing from a boat on Champlain. After that if there is any ice until at least December we are in serious trouble LOL
I did manage to repair my seat pedestal on the port side where the screws pulled out. That's the extent of MY progress. My quest to pick up a 17' Edinboro ended with a loss of the phone number to one in western Mass. Then I wisely yet regrettably committed on a 90hp Johnson for my motorless 19' Starcraft.
So nothing new on the MFG front but if that Edinboro pops up for sale again I will probably try to figure something out. It is time to upgrade my beloeved Niagara 14' to something bigger- the Starcraft covers the 'bigger' part but it's not an MFG. It is extremely important to me to keep MFG in the stable for my primary fishing platform. An Edinboro is fairly light to tow and the hull shape is so keenly seaworthy. The Starcraft will want more size and more engine to tow any distance which requires a vehicle upgrade, too. :blue:
Is it April yet?