[willy]

Well at least it is big for me. Went out this weekend with my son and good friend, caught a couple of weakies 15-17 inches but nothing else happening.
But I did make a big decision for a couple of reasons but the jist of it is I have decided to sell Old School, one of the major reasons I have hesitated till now is you guys, enjoy the commraderie and you are all just about as wackie as me.
I bought Old School after looking at 16 V's all over the north east with the intention of getting my first good salt water boat.
I wanted one preferrably with a bracket, definetly with a full transom. And that transom and floor had to be solid. I was not concerned with gel coat cracking and all the dings etc. an older boat gets because I intended to strip the hardware off the boat this year, fair in any marks etc. and do a nice paint job on it.
Old School fits the bill well and she is a good riding salty boat that is the driest boat I have ever been on. I have put about 1500 into her to date and a bunch of sweat cleaning redoing teak etc. I bought her for 6500 from Fillet1 one of the older members here that is no longer active.
But as they say sometimes the Good Lord has other plans for you and this year he came down and smited me with a major neck surgery, and though I have tried four times to make it work fishing the salt my neck will just not let me handle it. I have thought about buying a smaller CC and just going out once in awhile and using it in the frsh water, cause for me to load, trailer 45-60 minutes to where I can launch, and then launch and the recovery and return is just too much for me. When I add in the rocking and rolling that goes on here in the salt that night I fall to sleep only after talking with Uncle Jack for bit.
Well thats about it, I will eventually get a small Tin Boat to fish the local lakes here with a 9.9 on it. Something easy to launch and trailer, and close.
I put this on this post so you all will know why and I will post it in for sale tonight when I get a chance. She is the best boat I have ever been on anywhere near her size and it has been a major decision for me to sell her but one I have to do. ;)