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deepwater posted 08-26-2014 04:34 AM ET (US)
The years of joy I got from my Whaler and the years of despair I had seeing her sit all covered in snow and leaves are scattered now. I sit out front watching the sun set here in the North knowing she is warm and wet and loved. The feet of your family are on her deck. High voices--lost in my past trips--brought back to life. There are some of you purist out there--rub rail has to be just so, gel coat or paint, Mills canvas; only the best, only what came from the factory. Only I sometimes envy you that fine line, that fine yes-or-no decision. And then I see or read about a Whaler that's alive again, alive by someone that wants it to live so bad they go 2,000 miles and more to do it. That is why there are whalers out there, now. It is not always about how factory, about you can make or keep them. It is the faces, and the smiles, and the screams I hear and see; the kids and young families. If you are looking to sell--like I was--I let my Whaler go for the joy. To know she was loved again. If your looking to sell, pass that joy along.
boatdryver posted 08-26-2014 10:21 AM ET (US)
Well said, deepwater.
whalerron posted 08-30-2014 11:52 PM ET (US)
You are right. I just bought a 22 Dauntless and it is time to sell my 1969 Minot. Hopefully it will go to someone who will have as much fun with it as I have had with it for the past 34 years.
Mambo Minnow posted 08-31-2014 05:08 PM ET (US)
Well stated Deepwater. I just dropped my oldest child off at University of Maine this weekend and as I drove back along Route 1 and the water, I thought about my favorite memories boating with her and the family.
deepwater posted 09-01-2014 11:15 PM ET (US)
Thanks,,Im just thinking about now ,,this time in some of our lives that maybe we haven't reached that place in our lives we cant just let go of something ,,,,something that meens a great deal to us and let another family grow some memories at a price they can afford,,Its not about your wallet,,,we are not flippers,Let your old friend live on with younger feet on her deck
mikejana posted 09-07-2014 06:22 PM ET (US)
Thanks Larry,
She is well loved, part of a happy and very grateful family. She is well loved.

I work way too much, but when I am home, she is on the trailer getting my attention.
The other 5-6 days a week, she has the boys attention:
She has been fishing,
tubing,
camping,
knee boarding,
pulled a surfboard,
ingested a rope
and even conducted a night time sneak attack to shoot bottle rockets at teenage friends.

The Yamaha from my Eastport is now rigged and the wiring work is complete.
New Teleflex cables and steering work great.
Your custom tank is simply Phenomenal and now has an electric gauge.
Teak work, always more time consuming than my memory serves, is now satisfactory.
Larry and Ricki Hilt (deepwater) are awesome. I hope they can come visit us, there is a Montauk that wants them to come play.
http://photos.mikejana.com/FullScreenSlideShow.aspx?gallery=4536752& mt=Photo
egres posted 09-11-2014 12:18 AM ET (US)
Gee, I love a Whaler story that ends well.
Goes on to prove that plenty of Classics out there are waiting to be re homed and refit ed for a lot of us..to enjoy.
deepwater posted 09-11-2014 02:43 PM ET (US)
Mike we cant stop smiling,,Rickie said it looks good and the second job to buy her back in 88 was worth it ^@^

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Author	Topic: An Old Boat to a New Owner
deepwater	posted 08-26-2014 04:34 AM ET (US) The years of joy I got from my Whaler and the years of despair I had seeing her sit all covered in snow and leaves are scattered now. I sit out front watching the sun set here in the North knowing she is warm and wet and loved. The feet of your family are on her deck. High voices--lost in my past trips--brought back to life. There are some of you purist out there--rub rail has to be just so, gel coat or paint, Mills canvas; only the best, only what came from the factory. Only I sometimes envy you that fine line, that fine yes-or-no decision. And then I see or read about a Whaler that's alive again, alive by someone that wants it to live so bad they go 2,000 miles and more to do it. That is why there are whalers out there, now. It is not always about how factory, about you can make or keep them. It is the faces, and the smiles, and the screams I hear and see; the kids and young families. If you are looking to sell--like I was--I let my Whaler go for the joy. To know she was loved again. If your looking to sell, pass that joy along.
boatdryver	posted 08-26-2014 10:21 AM ET (US) Well said, deepwater.
whalerron	posted 08-30-2014 11:52 PM ET (US) You are right. I just bought a 22 Dauntless and it is time to sell my 1969 Minot. Hopefully it will go to someone who will have as much fun with it as I have had with it for the past 34 years.
Mambo Minnow	posted 08-31-2014 05:08 PM ET (US) Well stated Deepwater. I just dropped my oldest child off at University of Maine this weekend and as I drove back along Route 1 and the water, I thought about my favorite memories boating with her and the family.
deepwater	posted 09-01-2014 11:15 PM ET (US) Thanks,,Im just thinking about now ,,this time in some of our lives that maybe we haven't reached that place in our lives we cant just let go of something ,,,,something that meens a great deal to us and let another family grow some memories at a price they can afford,,Its not about your wallet,,,we are not flippers,Let your old friend live on with younger feet on her deck
mikejana	posted 09-07-2014 06:22 PM ET (US) Thanks Larry, She is well loved, part of a happy and very grateful family. She is well loved. I work way too much, but when I am home, she is on the trailer getting my attention. The other 5-6 days a week, she has the boys attention: She has been fishing, tubing, camping, knee boarding, pulled a surfboard, ingested a rope and even conducted a night time sneak attack to shoot bottle rockets at teenage friends. The Yamaha from my Eastport is now rigged and the wiring work is complete. New Teleflex cables and steering work great. Your custom tank is simply Phenomenal and now has an electric gauge. Teak work, always more time consuming than my memory serves, is now satisfactory. Larry and Ricki Hilt (deepwater) are awesome. I hope they can come visit us, there is a Montauk that wants them to come play. http://photos.mikejana.com/FullScreenSlideShow.aspx?gallery=4536752& mt=Photo
egres	posted 09-11-2014 12:18 AM ET (US) Gee, I love a Whaler story that ends well. Goes on to prove that plenty of Classics out there are waiting to be re homed and refit ed for a lot of us..to enjoy.
deepwater	posted 09-11-2014 02:43 PM ET (US) Mike we cant stop smiling,,Rickie said it looks good and the second job to buy her back in 88 was worth it ^@^