Way back in the 60's I used to do something similar. I had a 7.5 hp Elgin engine that I would take with me to a rowboat rental place in Barnaget Bay near Seaside, NJ. My dad and I would drop about 12-15 crab traps in a big circle with Styrofoam floats tied to the line. Then spend hours going from trap to trap hauling them up. We would usually get about a bushel full of nice blue claws that mom and my wife would magically transform into some of the best crab cakes and crab salad this side of heaven. That old Elgin just kept purring along. Dad and I would take turns steering while the other person would haul up the traps. Just thinking about it brings back so many great memories. Thanks Charlie for the reminder. Great story.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
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