Re: Weekly Q&A 7/18-7/25
Let's see here<br /><br />1. How many years have you been boating?<br /><br />Since the age of 3, so that would be 37 years.<br /><br />2. What is your primary boating purpose?<br /><br />Skiing, cruising, and just floating around in the water.<br /><br />3. What was your first boat?<br /><br />My parents boat was a 1967 Glaspar Avalon w/ 1969 Merc 1250. I used that till I got a 1986 Chris Craft Cavalier (17') with the same engine. Now I have a 1996 Glastron GS-160 w/ 1979 Merc 140<br /><br />4. How much do you spend annually boating?<br /><br />Usually at the minimun every weekend, and a few times during the week, but with my shoulder problems, I can't go unless I can find someone to go with me to help launch and retieve.<br /><br />5. What other hobbies do you have?<br /><br />Snow skiing and Ballroom Dancing.<br /><br />6. Do you do your own maintenance and repair?<br /><br />I did until the shoulder problems.<br /><br />7. Does your spouse or significant other share your love of boating?<br /><br />N/A, Don't have either.<br /><br />8. Have you ever been stopped or ticketed for a boating offence?<br /><br />Nope.<br /><br />9. Have you ever been stranded? How did you get back?<br /><br />Nope.<br /><br />10. Have you ever experienced a back seat driver onboard? Who? How did you handle it?<br /><br />Yes. My brother. I left him and his friends 10 miles by boat and about 25 miles by walking/road from where I launched. He walked to my other brothers and rode in with him the next morning. He wasn't only telling me how to drive the boat, but he had pot on his person AND in my boat and I found it and thew it oferboard at 35mph, he yelled and screamed about that till I dropped them off at the beach. As I was backing up, I said "If you can get to the car before I leave, I'll give you a ride home. If not, then have a nice walk"<br /><br />Not real nice I know, but taught him a good lesson that I mean it when I say "NO DRUGS AT ALL!!".