Re: [OMC-Boats] New Post from Klauber from BC Howk on 2009-07-12 (OMC-Boats Mailing List Archive)

From: BC Howk <bchowk@...>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:10:45 -0500 (CDT)

You know, I still consider myself a pretty young guy (my boat is older than me) But I am totally with you!!

I see guys my age with their expensive boats and ski towers and they always comment that they just don't see boats like ours, particularly well cared for nice ones. For me the sound and the cool factor of having something just a little different can't be beat.

By the way I use my 69 sportsman 155 for wake boarding and it works great!!! Makes a great Wake at the slower speed. Keep telling myself (after I develope som fabrication skills) that I will design and build a tower that will compliment the origional look of my boat then laugh at all those guys with their shiny new Mambas and huge payments as we have a blast on our beautiful, unique and PAID FOR Gull wing....Nothing at all wrong with those new boats but gotta give the style points to our classic OMCs :-)

On Jul 12, 2009, Thomas Klauber <tklauber@...> wrote:

Took the 69 Rogue #1 out to the Waccamaw River last Tuesday - it ran great other than for a minor intermittent miss - thinking maybe bad gas (the boat, not me). Not going to sweat it as it had good power otherwise, and it will tell me sooner or later what it needs. I really enjoy buzzing by the kids in their ski boats with the racks etc. etc. - why don't young men ski like we used to? We were in a slalom ski ASAP and nothing else would do - are those wake boards that much fun? Yea I know doing those flip tricks would be great but get real. I am sure they see my boat and say WTF? - especially with the roar of that Rockchester 4 barrel at full throttle - a sound you just don't hear anymore. It just doesn't get any better than that. Been working on 69 Rogue #2 this summer - it came with the wrong stern drive - a 4 bolt cap - 120 - 155 hp circa 1967. Been restoring the upper gearcase which I'm not sure about. Will throw a lot of time and money into it - ah BOAT - Break Out Another Thousand! Gotta go - don't want to be late for church. TK

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Received on Sunday, 12 July 2009