[Cope44]

Ok here goes...

I always wanted a power boat.

A real fast one, with two engines. I grew up racing boats on the weekend with my folks. Flat bottom fast jet boats in the delta. I worked at the power boat expo, I worked at the big ocean races. I just knew in my heart I would someday own one, what ever the cost. I eventually moved away, and did not get any time on boats for a few years.
I live in a lake town and would sit on the beach with my friends and watch the power boats go by. The real sweet ones you can hear before you see em! I would tell my friends about how much fun it was, and how I will own one some day. Well time passes as it dose and I became fast friends with a guy who owned a sail boat. The boat had not been in the water in "forever". He was not even sure it would float.
Well us power boaters All know sail boats are G@y, But what the heck, it would get me out on the water. I would be a little closer to my dream boats. He had no interest in the boat or fixing it up. It was left to him in a will, and had sentimental value. Neither he, nor I knew how to sail.
A few stupid questions here, and a book, well more of a pamphlet really, from the used book store, A lot of elbow grease, a lot of fiberglass dust, A little bit of money, I do mean a little bit. The back registration was like $30.00. And now we sail on the lake and I no longer want a power boat, Ok, well maby a little bit.

As stated before any thing that gets you out there is what it's all about.

I smile every time I look at the boat on the lawn, and THAT will never devalue.


Last but not least my friend now loves the boat and remembers it's previous owner every time we talk about it or take it out. The boat went from a eye sore to a proud vessel.

I guess what I'm trying to say is my boat has "gained value" in the eyes of at least two people.

Cope