Quote Originally Posted by DSailing View Post
Then I grew up and appreciated the calm quite life; so I gave up the stinkpots and converted to canvas.
Yeah you couldn't get me onto a motor boat. it tarnishes the entire experience IMHO.

My earliest memory is helping my dad build Akela, a 35' monohull. At 5 he used me to go into crawlspaces and drill the fingerholes for storage compartments.