I hoped a ride from here, SSI, to Charleston on a Frigate so I know you are in for a treat.
We showed up late and I had to climb the ladder from the Tug up to the frigate. When I got almost to the top, the biggest black guy Ive ever seen in my life grabbed me by the waist, lifted me up like I was a dishrag and plopped me down with a "welcome aboard son,". One of the coolest moments of my childhood, boarding a NAVY ship.....
Even funnier, I got a little sick on the ride up and we went to see the medic for something to ease my queasiness. I remember him telling my dad all he had on board was for grown men and he wasnt sure how to dose me. Well I took some meds and PASSED OUT fast asleep on the fantail. I woke with the medic shakin me frantically and freakin out. When I opened my eyes he was white as a ghost and eyes as big as half-dollars and I'll never forget what he said, "Thank God!!! I didnt kill 'em....."
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.
Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime.
85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl"
1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it
2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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