Newbie's 1st Post ( A tribute to boating video )

[LIVE WIRE]

For my first post here's a video my sister made for our dad this past Fathers day . It has been well recieved so I'd thought I'd share it here .

It is a tribute to his love of boating that has been passed on from His Dad then on to him then on to Me and my sister (who just bought her first boat ) and then on to his grand daughters Jessica , Beth , Katelyn & Madelyn who are now the 4th generation of boaters.

The little wooden boat in the video was a ( 1964 17' Chetek ) it was purchased new by my grandfather in 1965 and passed on to my dad in the early 70's when Gramps passed on .

My Dad took that boat everywhere we went, it has been on fishing trips over 15 miles offshore off Atlantic City NJ and was once towed back by a Navy ship cause the motor crapped out . It had been taken on vacation to every major body of water in the NE and has made the trip up the Hudson and thru Lake Champlain VT and Canada a couple of times. My Dad ran & maintained that boat and kept it in new condition until 1989 when the screws holding the clapboards to the stringers finally rotted out .

I spent the first 20 summers of my life on that boat .Its amazing how a little wooden boat had such an amazing impact on so many lives.



http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared?p=b27db4ba2df88ebec0c56b&skin_id=1901&large&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=embed

 

[sublauxation]

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Nice video and love that boat. Looks like you guys had a pretty big case of the proverbial 2 footitis!

 

[Bob_VT]

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Welcome to iboats!

Great video. I am sure you will enjoy these forums

 

[swl]

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That was great! I take my daughter out with me as much as possible. I can only hope that one day she will be saying what an impact it had on her. I bet your dad was bawling when he saw that video!!!

 

[98Shabah]

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Excellent video, thanks for sharing.

 

[LadyFish]

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What a wonderful tribute to his boating life and yours too.

Thats what this site is all about...boating enthusiasts that cross generations because most of us started out just like you did with Dad or Grandpa.

I'm very touched by the video and it speaks to your family's love of the sport and great taste in boats too.

Welcome aboard!

 

[korygrandy]

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LIVE WIRE: Welcome aboard the iboats forums! I love your story as it is similar to mine, I am now a 3rd generation boater. I just purchased my first boat last year and it's obvious that both me and my dad wouldn't want to be doing anything else but hanging out on the boat in a lake or river somewhere. It was always something I enjoyed as a kid and I know when I have children they will love it as well...afterall, how can you not?

 

[LIVE WIRE]

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Thanks , My sister did a really good job , gives me a lump in my throat everytime I see it . It think the memories created with family & friends while boating make for a common thread between all boaters.

 

[QC]

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gives me a lump in my throat everytime I see it.

Gave me a lump in my throat . . . Thanks and welcome aboard!

 

[veritas honus]

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Livewire,

I can't look at the video right now because I'm at work and can't download the necessarry media player to view it. That Thumbnail you attached, though... I lived at 400 Chambers Street before I moved down south. I was on the Hudson River, at Hudson River Park. I was there the day The Towers were brought down, and never set foot off Ground Zero until November 29th 2001. That picture is a work of art. Thank you for sharing. I'm looking forward to seeing the video at home. Thank you, again.

 

[LIVE WIRE]

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Livewire,

I lived at 400 Chambers Street before I moved down south. I was on the Hudson River, at Hudson River Park. I was there the day The Towers were brought down, and never set foot off Ground Zero until November 29th 2001. That picture is a work of art. Thank you for sharing. I'm looking forward to seeing the video at home. Thank you, again.

That pic means alot to me also ... I worked at the WTC for 4 years rebuilding it after the first terror attacks and was working just across the East river and watched the 2nd plane go into the building then watched both towers go down , it is something I will never forget .

While I was working there I came across an anchor that was originally found while digging during the construction of the towers in the 70's .The anchor disapeared for nearly 30 years and was believed to be lost forever . While working in the subgrades below the towers I came across a closed off shaftway that had an 11 foot anchor chained to some steam pipes . After a year of red tape my dad who is a member of the National Marine Historical Society was able to get the Port Authority to donate to them . The Anchor which is beleived to be from the late 1600's belonging to a Dutch trading ship that burned to the water line where the towers once stood is now on display in a Maritime museum in Lower Manhattan .

Below is a picture of Me , My Dad & my Aunt Lorna in the B-6 level of Tower 2 in 1996 the day we where finally able to get the anchor donated to the Museum. Then ultimatley to be saved from its destruction a few short years later buy the efforts of my Dad.

 

[float2]

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Great vid! Thats what boating is all about imo.

 

[mlrman]

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Now that was a pretty neat tribute, I bet it made his day! That's what boating is all about, good times and good memories.

 

[mnewb1]

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great video!

 

[fat fanny]

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Great vid I to was nudged into boating by my pop I need to get him out more

 

[INJUN]

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Thanks for shairng.
It reminds me of the 8mm movies that my Dad took when he launched the first boat he built back in the 1960's.
It's in my blood now.

 

[Hook-line-n-sinker]

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Great first post Live Wire! I'm a newbie too...at least here on this site. I've been fishing and boating my whole life just like you and your family. I can't imagine my life without fishing and the friends I've made along the way.

It was awesome seeing the twin towers in your sister's video.

 

[oldfordcrap]

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cool video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!