A boy and his boat .....

[Fandango]

My wife took this pic over the weekend, my 12 year old took her and his little brother over to a sandbar.

At this point he was making sure his vessel was anchored perfectly. It’s an almost 50 year rowboat. It’s beat up, it ain’t pretty, but to him.....it’s gold. He loves his boat, takes care of it like it’s a brand new Skater and takes a lot of pride in being able to captain it.

Made me realize ...we all probably started the same way.....a beat up rowboat we thought was the best boat in the world!

proud of the kid for all the effort he puts into it!

[Merc 2.5]

I wish I started in that. I had a 12ft plastic flat bottom with trolling motor ,then finally got a 9.9 for it , which was to much and they made me take it off. Guess I was 12 or so to

[tux974]

Priceless life time memories for all!

[robert jordan]

Looks like a perfect first boat to have fun with!

[CUDA]

At 12 yrs old ANYTHING with a motor on it.

[Velocity72]

The elderly neighbor, 2 doors down, gave me my first boat; a 10’ homemade wooden rowboat when I was 12. We lived on the upper Cheasapeake Bay. I put my grandfather’s 3 1/2 hp Evinrude on it (single cord rewind). When the motor would act up on me, I would just row it for about a mile up into the marsh to explore. That was the beginning, and it still continues today.

[ghost28]

That 50 year old boat has the strongest transom and aluminum plate ever put on a 12ft rowboat with a 4hp though����������

Love that kid and his pride in his boat....

[Li'l Toy]

Way to go, Dad! You are doing it right. No video games out on the sandbar. And a 12 year old takes his Mom anywhere?--Just wonderful.

[Fandango]

That 50 year old boat has the strongest transom and aluminum plate ever put on a 12ft rowboat with a 4hp though����������

Love that kid and his pride in his boat....

OMG- do you remember that George? We cut into that transom and were like....oh boy, this thing is paper mache! Then Finn asked if he should get a mallet to check for soft spots. I still remember the three of us lifting it into the back of the truck when it was done...good times!