New here and want to say hi

[ericallen01]

Yes - the SC is a bit hard to plane (especially with bracketed twins) but once it pops up, it takes off. Trim tabs help here.

[natecert]

In my intro I did not give much in the way of background so here goes.

First memory: the sound of water against a wood lapstrake hull.

Ran a dingy w/ 3 hp OB at about 8 under a watch full father.

Bough first boat at 23. A 15 run about that was a mess.

At about 28 bought a 18 Star Craft glass hull, I though I was big league.

At 30 I could garantee Lake Trout on the deck. Almost pulled a Capt. licence.

31 pulled the 18 SC to FL. for the winter, fished my way from Sebastian to the Keys.

Spring came and decide to get a start in Stuart.

Jumped job to job until 34, started my HVAC career. Still at it.

Moved to Fort Myers at 36. Got rid of the SC and bought a 16 Cobia CC. Also met my best friend, we still fish together.

37 bought a 19.6 Aquasport CC.

38 move to Englewood, still in the same home.

43 bought he present sled. Spent 2 months making it the way I wanted.

46 The hammer fell, I got married. Had so much fun in the past it should have been illegal.

At 53 was ready to pull a 6 pack and towing endorcement untill I sat down and did a business plan......a real no go.

At 55 started two LLC with my best friend and his brother.

At 59 converted the Admiral to fishing, now cant get her off the boat.

Present 64, and looking for CSC project boat.

Missed a boat or two in the above. Have been in sales and management since I was 22. Took off the big cheese hat at 59 and will never wear it again.

So there you go my life in a nut shell.
Ed

[Terry England]

Refreshing candor Capt. Ed.
Lots of similar "Life Paths" here -
some starting with Lapstrake Lymans

[natecert]

I believe it was an Owens? When my dad sold it around 1960 he warned the buyer to put water in the boat for about a week to swell the wood. Well he got a call a while later and the new owner had launched and put on a mooring. Nearly sunk.

[Capt Terry]

Originally Posted by Terry England

Refreshing candor Capt. Ed.
Lots of similar "Life Paths" here -
some starting with Lapstrake Lymans

Hey Ter-3
After my 8' Minimax (which I think we've discussed before), at age 14 I bought a much used 14' lapstrake Lyman with a 35 HP Johnson. It had had been previously titled to Langford Terrace (the resort owned by Ralph Evinrude & Frances Langford in Jensen Beach). Boat, motor, and trailer for $410. I paid for it re-webbing aluminum furniture. I could drive, but not legally, so my dad's guys would pick up & deliver the chairs during their routes. I learned how to get up on a slalom behind a slow boat within a week. When we slalomed tandom or triple With my pals faster boats, I was always the first one clear of the water.