HER first boat!
Back in the days when Deb and the kids would spend the Summer at the Lake and I would come up on days off we had a ball. The Misty was running good, and we had a fleet of small boats dedicated to Lake fun.
So I get home after seven night shifts in a row only to find a six pack of Moosehead in the kenmore. So, what's up with this I think. I'm getting buttered up.
"Hi honey!" She said. "I stopped by Heaths and got you your favorite brew, a nice big steak for the grill and, oh, by the way I bought a boat."
As you exit Heaths there is a cork board with 3" by 5" file cards offering services, events and things for sale. One of them was a 1968 Century Buccaneer. A quick run to Blackie's cove convinced Deb that it was the boat for her. Like I had anything to say in this matter?
Well we used her that summer and hauled her to an empty cow barn in Shelburne MA for a winter overhaul. During sugaring season we would run between sap loads and installing new decking, vinyl, seats and wiring.
For Mother's day I had Pauquett signs (Annie) make up a stern plate,Debs Joy.
Deb's Joy is now spending her 42nd year on the Lake and 30 to 40 kids have gotten up for their first ski behind her awsome 160 Mercruiser.
As a side light, the privious owner offered to trade his new boat for the Deb's Joy. Sorry, your loss.
Misty Blue
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