A funny thing happened.......

[Destroyer]

I've been looking for a smaller boat, something easy for me to launch/retrieve by myself. I wanted something that could go in lakes and rivers, but stable enough to take into the bay and maybe the ocean. And then a funny thing happened to me on the way home today. Look what followed me home.













For those that do not recognize this particular breed, that's a 1978 Wellcraft Airslot 16.5' Center Console/Walk around Fisherman. Very rare, I think it was only made one year in this configuration. There's actually a Porta Potty under the front hatch... on a 16 foot boat!!!
Rides like a dream and that 1996 Force 120 engine pushed her to just under 50 on my cars GPS. Those pics are from just under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. According to the PO, the engine has less than 100 hours on it, although I don't know that to be true or false. But I will say it started right up, and ran like a dream for the hour or so we tested the boat.
The PO claims he goes out in the ocean in the boat all the time. I will attest that she's remarkably steady.. much more so than a deep V hull.

If you don't see me for a couple of days I'll probably be in the hospital recovering from the beating my wife is going to give me when she learns of my newest toy.