Ned L
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Re: What was your first boat?
My first boat was a 14' plywood rowboat. It had washed up on some friends waterfron property with a couple of holes in it. I was eight at the time & convinced my parents to bring it home for me (otherwise it was destined for a burn pile). We brought it home, patched it up, and I kept it in a local tidal creek for about four summers, had a lot of fun with it. Our 'family boat' at the time was a 30' Ulrichsen skiff. I think my rowboat made boat # three in the family. Things grew from there to I think 14 or so boats (8' up to 46') when I was in the high school years. At times it could be a real decision as to what boat to take out.
My first boat was a 14' plywood rowboat. It had washed up on some friends waterfron property with a couple of holes in it. I was eight at the time & convinced my parents to bring it home for me (otherwise it was destined for a burn pile). We brought it home, patched it up, and I kept it in a local tidal creek for about four summers, had a lot of fun with it. Our 'family boat' at the time was a 30' Ulrichsen skiff. I think my rowboat made boat # three in the family. Things grew from there to I think 14 or so boats (8' up to 46') when I was in the high school years. At times it could be a real decision as to what boat to take out.