My first boat was a 17' 1964 Hawkline, had lots of fun in that boat!! Had a 1972 Johnson on it and the shifting was the electric style, the problem with them was when they crapped out you be stuck in forward gear!!
One day with the family on board we were coming in and getting close to the dock area, i slowed her down but she was still going kind of fast?? so i put in neutral, still going and were close to the dock now, so i slammed it into reverse, and I might as well floored the gas and slammed the dock, came right out the water!! Yelled at my wife to get out fast and grab the kids, thought I was going to sink for sure, but nope just a stretch was all!! Scared at **** out of me for sure!!
I sewed them windows on myself with a old machine I had, they were not pretty but when we were cod fishing in November with ice or the rods it was warm under that top!
Repowered with a used 1990 Merc 90 hp, sold when I bought the 75 V20 cause I wanted a bigger boat!
Here she is when I was selling it in 1996
