Alrite I know some of your brains are turning faster than props, trying to dredge up a good boat selling yarn to win the Grog!!Now I can't win, but I can get the water Churning, having sold over 2000 boats each old girl has like a woman a reputation, and a STORY to go with her! Back in the late 70's having just moved to Fl. and having always bought and sold boats, I bought a 37ft wood Egg, a trade a friend owned,got her for $10,000, slip rent was just paid for the Mo. so left her there and ran an add in Boat Trader for $19500, she ran and was worth more. Add came out, guy called ,said wanted to see her, bring the title with me!! Sounded serious!! Got on board and see aguy walking down the dock with a old beat up suitcase-Odd! Told me didn't know the first thing about boats and he didn't!! Cranked her up, had to show him how to put her in gear and shift, even asked where the portable fuel cans were stored!! Explained bigger boats had a built in tank.Said you bring the title, showed it to him, he said you take $18,000 cash for the boat rite now-I said YUP!! He said let me go down stairs for a minute, took his battered suitcase and shut the door, came back out with the CASH and said show me how to crank her up again!! I did, next question was how far is NEW ORLEANS AND WHICH WAY!! Told him, he said untie the ROPES!! I'M LEAVING!! YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS BOAT TO NEW ORLEANS, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO RUN HER!! I said you don't have Charts, fuel.food,oil,saftey gear, you gotta cross the Gulf of Mexico on and on- He said BUDDY, HAVE YOU GOT YOUR DAMN $$$$, I nodded yes-next he said, then SHUT UP AND UNDO THE DAMN ROPES AND POINT WHICH WAY TO THE GAS STATION!!! TO THIS DAY I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM OR THE BOAT AGAIN!!!--Sorrydog ---who's next?
