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Originally Posted by Dunerdr
Yeah I’m on Hudson in NEOK tons of stumps. Had a similar situation with a 29’ fountain. I love power boats. Don’t wish them ill but man our little lakes about 8 miles long. And shallow in spots. It’s an ego thing.
When I was 17 we put a head gasket on my grandpas boat. It was a 32’ boat with twin 502s. My dad worked his ass off for every dollar he ever had and did this work on my moms dads boat because he let us use his house. Long story short we brought it home to NEOk from LOTO. Rebuilt the out drive, new pump and a head gasket then it sat for two years. We decided to take it down to a local fishing spot before taking it back just to make sure it was all on the up and up. We had this big ass boat and a bunch of Amish dudes were fishing in their John boats pulling them with tractors. We weren’t wealthy by any means but I felt like such a douche. I don’t understand the desire to be the big fish. Go to the big pond with the other big fish lol.
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Friend of mine after he retired bought a custom Fountain type boat for Lake Tahoe. Brand new with all the bells and whistles. The boats first voyage was with his wife and another couple and they scooted across the lake from Truckee to South Shore wide open. When they got to their destination, his wife and the other couple called a cab for a ride back. His wife said, "Its me or the boat" lol. He took a huge hit selling it but he said the lesson learned is that there is only one person who loves fast boats and that is the driver, not the passengers lol.