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Schrapnel, Where are you boating in that pic? Looks a bit like Earthquake Lake but no dead trees visible. Just curious.....
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That is in Little Pybus Bay, Admiralty Island, Alaska.
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And here I figured it would be a pic from Montana.....
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My personal boat turned charter boat for Lake Michigan.
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My two...
Going to sell the Lund this summer.
Old Fishermen never die, we just get reel tired. May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung. May you stay......Forever young
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1972 Aero Craft 17'
That looks a bit like a campsite on Makwa Lake in the BWCA, but I know few fools are smart enough to go such places.
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
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Some great boats here.
That was taken off a campsite on north end of "bald eagle" lake in BWCA.
Something clever here.
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Here is the last motor boat we had.
God I miss it.
We bought it brand new... what a sweet Lake of the woods boat, perfect MN rig for bigger water. Got the full top with it too.
Something clever here.
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Very nice. Why'd you sell it? I really like the multi-species aluminum rigs. I've got two fishnskis that have full windshields. I like that aspect.
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Nothing fancy but it runs like a top, I can fish just about anywhere, and great on fuel.
However, this is my new to me boat from this Spring. So far so good.
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Very nice. Why'd you sell it? I really like the multi-species aluminum rigs. I've got two fishnskis that have full windshields. I like that aspect.
sold it when the stork brought the last of our 3 babies.
We do everything as a family & didn't figure we'd be out on the water for maybe a couple seasons and couldn't justify the payment for a dry boat sitting around looking pretty.
Years later now I guess we just didn't get back into it. We invested in hunting land & built a cabin & we now spend our free time with that stuff.
Hey JDK, sweet crestliner.
Something clever here.
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Thank you Dave Somewhat of a funny story. Wasn't even remotely looking for a new boat but was planning to repower my old boat with a new 25 4 stroke. Looked around at prices and just about died. Spoke with a buddy in NH who had this Crestliner for sale. Figured it would be way out of my league. Actually paid less than the cost of a new 4 stoke.
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OK not many like mine here this was shot the day she was brand new!!!
60/40 Johnson jet pump 17/52 Flat Bottom Blazer with a ton of diamond plate then I added a 70 lb. MinnKota trolling mtr.
In southern Mo this is a common setup that rules the river....
Flat bottom alluminum with a pump.
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Took my Grandson out for his first boat driving lesson yesterday...
FIRST lesson learned..
......................... "Boat Drivin' is Tiring when your 3 1/2"
He was actually snoring, just like Papa !!
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Camp is where you make it.
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Original Willie Illingsworth, drift boat.
One of the very first he built, before he formed the Alumaweld Company.
The mileage is great, but the horsepower ain't what I use'ta be...
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Original Willie Illingsworth, drift boat.
One of the very first he built, before he formed the Alumaweld Company.
The mileage is great, but the horsepower ain't what I use'ta be...
Very cool. I like seeing what those in different parts of the country use.
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custom rhino jetboat built in va.
125/90 jetoutboard and its for sale in the classifieds
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Man, for a pump that thing is plowing water. Is it not up yet or does it not trim well?
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