Re: First boat, Her final journey
It was our first boat, it was a 1964 Crosby Fish-N Ski, bought it while on vacation in Northern Michigan. The Admiral was on board. :joyous: Cost $650 - 10 years ago, the guy guaranteed the Merc 500 and the Gator trailer was in good shape. After buying a battery and fuel we hit the water, absolutely ran great. As a boat it was fantastic, a few cosmetic repairs, no motor repairs, trailer needed springs and tires over time. I was a very lucky noob.
We called her osby (the Cr was missing on one side) for family fun and a little fishing (not much catching) when ever it was warm. Kids tubed and knee boarded behind it as they were growing up. That boat never let us down, never broke down, always started right up, ran all day and got us back home. People were always saying what a nice looking boat she was.
The keel ended up splitting in several locations. It had about 3 to 4 feet total of large cracks running along the keel. Leaked like a sieve and was no longer safe. Pretty sure the stringer rotted out and one too many wake waves while tubing cracked her keel. I have figured out that fiberglass repairs and I don't mix and have moved to Tinny's.
Tried to market it as a low cost project for about a year with no bites. I just sold the trailer and some fixtures for more than I was asking for the boat as a project. I had sold the motor last year to a member. Have more than re-cooped the original investment.
She was a great boat and was very happy to have her. Sorry, getting mushy.