Got her done!!

Torcan · Post by **Torcan** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:01 pm

Chose the name a while ago as it was the way I was explaining it to family and friends.
Got the vinyls, and installed it.
What do you all think?
disregard the masking tape I forgot to remove from upper right before I took the pic..2 pieces

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:22 pm

Looks great!

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:23 pm

Good name and looks good.

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:39 pm

Looks good, and if I ever find my gold boot stripe tape I will let you know!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:18 pm

Looks great

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:30 pm

wow! That looks really good! I hope mine can look half as good!

reelfishin · Post by **reelfishin** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:46 pm

You did a great job. I like the name too.

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:40 am

looks good, it'll look great in the the water

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:17 am

Looks great. Mine is being lettered this coming Tuesday. Hope it turns out just as nice.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:50 am

whats the name Allen ?

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:39 pm

The names in my signature. Reel Class.

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:51 pm

Very nice Torcan. Did you put it on? It is hard to get it applied o well.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:07 pm

looks nice.always interested in the reasons behind the name

Torcan · Post by **Torcan** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:45 pm

foofer b wrote:Very nice Torcan. Did you put it on? It is hard to get it applied o well.

Thanks foofer
and yes I applied it myself yesterday evening,
it was cold about 48F and windy out, but I was determined, had to get it on before I launched the boat.

And a great big thanks to everyone for the words of encouragement, it goes a long way with me.

On another note:
Launched it tonight, put it in the water, had to coax the engine to stay running, cold here, but she purrs like a lion now. Piloted it around the club to my dock and tied her up for the night. Everything looks good, going to check on her in the morning and make sure she still floats

She will, she's a fine ole lady. And I love her. She might not be big, shinny and fancy or new, but she is mine, paid for and runs.

Special shout-out to RooferDave..Again he came through helping me launch along with a few others from the club
Here she is, launched and at my dock, settling in for the night

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:26 am

Torcan wrote:
foofer b wrote:Very nice Torcan. Did you put it on? It is hard to get it applied o well.
She will, she's a fine ole lady. And I love her. She might not be big, shinny and fancy or new, but she is mine, paid for and runs.

One cannot overemphasize "mine and paid for" Part.

When I first bought my F26, I tied up to my brother's boat at our favorite anchorage. As is common with the sibling rivalry between brothers, we played the age old "my dog is better than your dog" game, comparing my classic cabin cruiser to his nearly new, modern Glastron express cruiser (can you say chlorox bottle). Feature for feature, we each tried to outdo each other (brothers!-go figure), our boats matching up well, (except for his discounting the fact that my cabin and back deck were twice the size of his and that I have side decks that lead to a real front deck).

As we were running out of features to tout, he smiled and said "well my boat will go 40 mph, will yours?"
Not to be outdone, I suprised him by saying " I know another thing yours has that mine doesn't"
"What's that?", he smugly replied.

" A payment, that's what!"

That really shut him up!