New here and want to say hi

[Terry England]

Refreshing candor Capt. Ed.
Lots of similar "Life Paths" here -
some starting with Lapstrake Lymans

[natecert]

I believe it was an Owens? When my dad sold it around 1960 he warned the buyer to put water in the boat for about a week to swell the wood. Well he got a call a while later and the new owner had launched and put on a mooring. Nearly sunk.

[Capt Terry]

Originally Posted by Terry England

Refreshing candor Capt. Ed.
Lots of similar "Life Paths" here -
some starting with Lapstrake Lymans

Hey Ter-3
After my 8' Minimax (which I think we've discussed before), at age 14 I bought a much used 14' lapstrake Lyman with a 35 HP Johnson. It had had been previously titled to Langford Terrace (the resort owned by Ralph Evinrude & Frances Langford in Jensen Beach). Boat, motor, and trailer for $410. I paid for it re-webbing aluminum furniture. I could drive, but not legally, so my dad's guys would pick up & deliver the chairs during their routes. I learned how to get up on a slalom behind a slow boat within a week. When we slalomed tandom or triple With my pals faster boats, I was always the first one clear of the water.