Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

I bought the kids a vintage 14 alumacraft this Summer. While the 78 Johnson 25 is getting worked on, we took the boat out with our 8hp Yammi. By the size of their smiles, I am pretty sure they will be having fun on it by themselves in the future...........

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Re: Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

Very cool Danny!!! They are good kids! It's gotta make you feel good. :)

Re: Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

That should keep them away from the 18 for a couple of years. Well thought out plan there.

That should perfrom well with a 25.

Re: Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

Thanks guys.......I am starting to reap the rewards of getting them hooked on boating. They did think they would be taking the 18 out by themselves anytime, the 14 does serve as a bridge to the future. If I can buy an unmolested 23 Sceptre with a useable 250 in the future, I will be glad for them to use the 18 on their own.

Re: Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

Very nice. A buddy of mine wants to get his 14 year old son a 13' Whaler or something along that line. But he doesn't think he's mature enough yet. I guess he can be a bit of a knucklehead at times. LOL.

Paul

Re: Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

My dad bought my brother and I an old 12' Mirrocraft back in the early 80s and threw a new 4hp Evinrude on it. There is nothing cooler than being 12-14 and having your own boat to tool around in. Your kids will have a blast with it for sure.

Re: Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

Scott-Yea it was my dad who started me out cruising the Abacos at age 4, family had this same boat (1953 version) and I proceeded to sink it at the dock at age 10 when it had my brother's 20 hp Johnson on it :o. He went to University of Florida, so he deserved it :o Finally put a 1977 25 on it from D and D Marine in WPB around 81 and would take it off Jupiter inlet weekly in the Summers.

Re: Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

This picture tells the true story of who will be using the boat..........

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Re: Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

That 25 looks huge on there! Every summer my parents would rent a cottage on Buzzards Bay and if you know the area, summer afternoons always include a strong SW of at least 15-20 and 2-3' seas. My friend and I decided to do some wave jumping one afternoon and had so much fun that it became a daily routine. After a week we had rattled so many rivets loose that the boat leaked like a sieve. My dad was so pissed because it didn't leak a drop before that. That same friend also let me use his 9.9 Chrysler off his Sears Gamefisher one day and with the additional speed I thought I was running a D-stock runabout! :cool: From that day forward I always wanted more power but Dad never agreed. Oh and that Gamefisher, you never sat directly on the seats with shorts on or else you had fiberglass splinters on your legs. Good times though.

Re: Wood kids on their 1956 Alumacraft 9/9/11
 

Sounds cool Scott-Yea that sounds familiar for pushing the limits :DI once hit the Tequesta Dr. bridge in SE FL (glancing blow) at full throttle following a friends 13 Whaler too close :o.