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Island Girl · 04-28-2010, 12:58 PM

Our first family boat was a plywood row boat with a 7.5 horse power Elgin. My Dad had to wind the rope around before pulling. If it did not start, he wound the rope again and again.

The next boat was a mahogany Hiliner with a 10 horse Johnson. I loved that boat. The steering wheel was in the back for many years. My Dad eventually put it in the front, but you had to jump in back to make the boat go faster and slower.

He then bought a 15.5 foot SeaRay 500, fiberglass with a 35 horse Evinrude, eventually replaces by a 65 horse Mercury. He hated that Mercury.

Once we had the SeaRay, the Hiliner became mine... I was 12. We learned to waterski and slalom ski on that little mahogany beauty.

IG

04-28-2010, 12:58 PM	#46
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Way back when... Our first family boat was a plywood row boat with a 7.5 horse power Elgin. My Dad had to wind the rope around before pulling. If it did not start, he wound the rope again and again. The next boat was a mahogany Hiliner with a 10 horse Johnson. I loved that boat. The steering wheel was in the back for many years. My Dad eventually put it in the front, but you had to jump in back to make the boat go faster and slower. He then bought a 15.5 foot SeaRay 500, fiberglass with a 35 horse Evinrude, eventually replaces by a 65 horse Mercury. He hated that Mercury. Once we had the SeaRay, the Hiliner became mine... I was 12. We learned to waterski and slalom ski on that little mahogany beauty. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade