Where does the time go? It has been an action packed week around here. In addition to the normal work week, we have been busy with one thing or another.
We hosted a small family reunion at Coyote Ridge for my immediate family last weekend. My parents and my brother's family came up from Iowa to see how the other half live.
The 13 of us had a great time with great conversation, food, beer and games. What a wonderful combination!
After the gang left Sunday morning, we gathered up the boating equipment and hit the lake. I guess I should back up a bit and explain.
A few weeks ago we purchased a nice inflatable boat to take with us camping. We wanted something that folded up and did not take up much space.
We thought we found the perfect boat. The picture had three people in the boat having a grand time fishing.
Well, we got the boat home and inflated it to find that the eight foot boat had a seating area that would accommodate one person and their fishing gear....at best.
Well, off shopping we went again. We found the same boat, but this one is 12 feet long with a 1200 pound capacity. That is more like it!
The trolling motor I purchased for the small boat works well on the larger craft....as long as you are not in a hurry. It has two reverse speeds and two forward speeds.....slow and slower! For what we need, it works just fine. We won't be pulling any water skiers, but it is just fine for fishing.
The inaugural run went very well and we are very happy with the watercraft.
I will get some pictures when we take it out again this coming weekend.
3 comments:
Sometimes its hard to tell the size of something by looking at a pic. Glad you were able exchange it and increase the size. Our Sea Eagle is more of a fishing boat because that is what we enjoy doing. We still need to get the small trolling motor for it.
Have fun with your new boat!
Mike & Gerri (happytrails)
Looking forward to seeing pictures. Sounds like something we might be interested in. Have fun with it!
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