Re: Boat Names
I just recieved orders to my first tour of "shore duty" At NAF Mayport Fl.
I had the fishing fever and purchased an old glastron 19 feet I think with a 75 Sea King.
Started and ran great on the muffs. Think I paid $300 way back in then half a month's pay for a young sailor.
Took it out and it would go a few miles then stop, so I would fish let the engine cool off then it would start again and off to a new spot, or until the engine died again.
After a few trips out of this my wife refused to go out on the boat any more. She said "Every time we go out I feel like I have to be towed back."
The coil was faulty and after replacing it I usd that old engine until it had not enough compression to run any more, really drank alot of gas before she refused to run.
I got a lot of smiles and some out right laughing at the dock when I launched or loaded.
The name on the back of the boat in big 4 inch letters "TOW BACK".
I had alot of fun in that old boat, taking NAVY buddies and coolers of beers, cause never knew when the boat would stop running due to bad coil, around workd they would ask me when was the next trip on TOW BACK?
