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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
Our fathers have like minds! LOL! Dad had Century and Crissies most of his life. Trailering and maintaining those woodies were a PITA. But they were great cruising boats! The Resorter was surprisingly a great ski boat!
Dad's last boat was a Wellcraft. First glass boat he had. It was a beautiful boat! Great ski boat but not as good as the woodies in rough water.
He ended up fishing after decades of water skiing. All these years of waking up to take him skiing at sunrise, I ended up fishing with him before sunrise! My daughter took over fishing with him before he passed!
Before Dad passed, I bought a Liberator. He was a funny guy. He would do a full throttle then slow down to idle, speed up and repeat! LOL! Never comment but he had a smile! Got the Formula on eBay auction from a marina on the Potomac River in Maryland. Best boat ever. Still have it! I wish my Dad had seen this boat before passing! Talk about quality! Second to none!
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Great memories!
I sometimes wonder of this newest generation of boaters/families are creating the same kind of memories we have as their "way" seems different and appears not so much memory worthy, but in a Jersey Shore world maybe they are enjoying themselves in their way and will be happy with what they have experienced.
I think many or "our" generation have similar memories and are happy we were able to live in that period. I for one would gladly step back in time about 50 years if I could ;-)