Picked up the new one.

[roscoe]

1973 Starcraft Mariner 18'
1973 Johnson 65 hp
1973 Johnson 9.9

Boat looks to be pretty much original, except for the carpet they laid over the old vinyl flooring.

Lots of scratches on the outside, real nice inside.

Here are the photos, and a few of my sisters new cat.





Cat is 176#er B-I-L got with a bow a couple years ago, finally got the mount completed.

 

[roscoe]

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Here kitty kitty

 

[STARCRAFT16SS]

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How do you like the arm rests?

 

[STARCRAFT16SS]

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Was kitty in a tree and you helped the poor kitty down
Think I'd want more than a bow

 

[KDAVID1]

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+1 to both the boat and the kitty.

 

[roscoe]

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He looked for the cat for a couple days, followed tracks for half a day, then let the dogs free and chased them for a day before they treed the cat. One shot to the heart/lungs, cat went limp and fell in just 2 or 3 seconds, but got hung up in the branches about 20' above the ground.
Then he built a fire and sat on the mountain all night, waiting for someone to show up with horses to haul it out.
He got the whole thing on video too.

He only hunts with bow now, so he will never get his elk, moose, or caribou. Got his buffalo a year ago. And several black bear. Don't know if he has the guts to go after wild boar with a bow. He thinks he is the great white hunter.


The cat is mounted on an 8.5' tall, 8' wide "rock", made out of 2 part foam, sculpted to shape, and painted to look like a rock and cave entrance.

I really like those seats, you feel real secure and you don't waste a lot of energy trying to balance on a traditional seat all day.

There is plenty of room to stand and stretch, fight and net fish.

Motors will be sold, have a much newer 75 hp Merc to put on there. Hmmm, also have a 115 hp Merc......... No No No, stick to the plan.

There is a cooler under the seat in front of the center console.

 

[64osby]

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Roscoe, Looks great, a built in cooler is always nice to keep the hops cold, and the Cat is very cool.

 

[jasoutside]

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Nice fishin rig rosco!

Cool rec room too

 

[ezmobee]

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Real nice boat. I'd stick with those motors if they run well. Nice original setup!

I've got no problem with deer hunting but I'd rather the cat had been left in the tree.

 

[roscoe]

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Nice fishin rig rosco!

Cool rec room too

Thats a tiny corner of the living room.
He has about 15 mounts, plus 10 sculls in the room (18 x 40) .
The rec room is in the basement, thats where he shows off his fish mounts.
Sis has a great big house.

 

[roscoe]

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Real nice boat. I'd stick with those motors if they run well. Nice original setup!

I've got no problem with deer hunting but I'd rather the cat had been left in the tree.

Cat population needs to be managed too.


As for the motors, no tilt n trim, which I need. And both seem to have some issues. Not that I won't be able to get to them fixed, just need better reliability, and the tnt.

 

[Huron Angler]

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Nice Mariner Roscoe, I like the open layout.

Great for fighting a big salmon that likes to swim in circles around the boat

That taxidermist is talented, very life-like mounts there.

 

[barato2]

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i think i've seen what i need to do with the $300 Holiday

(no, i don't mean shoot arrows through it and mount it for display in the living room )