KillerBee
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With the weather getting warmer and summer in full swing I got the itch for a boat.
I've grown up with boats over the years but haven't had one of my own for years.
I would like to teach my 8 year old daughter to water ski before she gets too old so the time is now.
So I run it past the wifegod who isn't really a boat person and she said go for it.
Being the old man I am I am partial to the cool metalflake muscle speed boats of the 70's and 80's. Checkmate, Baja etc....
So I put some feelers out looking for a nice speed/ski boat for an affordable price.
I looked at a lot of beat up tubs, overpriced newer boats, and nice ones on the other side of the country and really had given up finding anything I wanted or could afford.
Then I get a call from a buddy who says he has found the perfect boat for me right in my back yard.
It is owned by a 70 plus year old guy who lives on a private lake near me and the boat has been sitting in a building since new and is MINT!
So obviously it's worth a look.
So I call the owner, a very nice gentleman who invites me over to look at the boat and take it out on the lake for a ride.
The story on the boat is he bought it new 22 years ago, he special ordered it to his liking.
His son was a competition waterskier and ramp jumper who worked at our now closed local Sea World and they needed a nice ski boat to practice with on their lake.
They used the boat for two years then upgraded to a Mastercraft inboard ski boat.
The owner still really liked his custom ordered boat so he decided to hang on to it and put it in his pole building for safe keeping taking it out once or twice a year just to keep it running.
Well 20 years later the son is married and moved away and the owner is cruising the lake in a pontoon boat and his health is getting bad. Ironically the seller is retired from the company I work for and we really hit it off, he told me he wasn't going to sell the boat to anyone he felt would abuse it and he was happy his baby was getting a good home and gave me an great deal on it
So here is my new money pit.
The boat is perfect inside and out and runs like new. Even the wifegod is excited about getting out on the water and my 8 year old is ready to be the captain.
Anyone wanna guess what brand boat it is?
Perfect interior.
Perfect dash, just like a brand new boat. See the bimini top on the floor, it is original and has NEVER been used or even out of it's sleeved cover!
I've grown up with boats over the years but haven't had one of my own for years.
I would like to teach my 8 year old daughter to water ski before she gets too old so the time is now.
So I run it past the wifegod who isn't really a boat person and she said go for it.
Being the old man I am I am partial to the cool metalflake muscle speed boats of the 70's and 80's. Checkmate, Baja etc....
So I put some feelers out looking for a nice speed/ski boat for an affordable price.
I looked at a lot of beat up tubs, overpriced newer boats, and nice ones on the other side of the country and really had given up finding anything I wanted or could afford.
Then I get a call from a buddy who says he has found the perfect boat for me right in my back yard.
It is owned by a 70 plus year old guy who lives on a private lake near me and the boat has been sitting in a building since new and is MINT!
So obviously it's worth a look.
So I call the owner, a very nice gentleman who invites me over to look at the boat and take it out on the lake for a ride.
The story on the boat is he bought it new 22 years ago, he special ordered it to his liking.
His son was a competition waterskier and ramp jumper who worked at our now closed local Sea World and they needed a nice ski boat to practice with on their lake.
They used the boat for two years then upgraded to a Mastercraft inboard ski boat.
The owner still really liked his custom ordered boat so he decided to hang on to it and put it in his pole building for safe keeping taking it out once or twice a year just to keep it running.
Well 20 years later the son is married and moved away and the owner is cruising the lake in a pontoon boat and his health is getting bad. Ironically the seller is retired from the company I work for and we really hit it off, he told me he wasn't going to sell the boat to anyone he felt would abuse it and he was happy his baby was getting a good home and gave me an great deal on it
So here is my new money pit.
The boat is perfect inside and out and runs like new. Even the wifegod is excited about getting out on the water and my 8 year old is ready to be the captain.
Anyone wanna guess what brand boat it is?
Perfect interior.
Perfect dash, just like a brand new boat. See the bimini top on the floor, it is original and has NEVER been used or even out of it's sleeved cover!
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