A Flotilla is nuttin' but Killah

flo·til·la Pronunciation: flO-'ti-l& Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of flota fleet, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti; akin to Old English flota ship, fleet 1 : a fleet of ships or boats; especially : a navy organizational unit consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships


So, where to start?

The past few days have been nothing short of ACTIVE...

Main Topics:

• Saw Rush last night at Madison Sq. Garden - great show...better than the Jones Beach show in July... But, I was very sick, so every 3 sec I was sneezing on the row in front of me. Sorry!!!! (Review on the show in a future blog...check back...)
• Work has been an absolute madhouse, to say the least..."Mental" season in full effect....28 more days...
• Went fishing with an old friend and her boyfriend on Friday - and I won the 'biggest fish' pool!
• Um...John and I bought a boat on Sunday afternoon - then bought another one Sunday night. See story below...

Ok, so, the boat first... or rather, the first boat

26' Wellcraft - walkaround cabin, sleeps 4-6 people, white/red. possible name - Boatiac (see graphic)







Go here to look at more pics (click the ones that start with 'boatiac')

Pros: Hull in great shape, cockpit in pretty good shape, cabin in good shape - needs cleaning, but what ever.. BIG cabin area, table with seating for 4, got a fish finder (which goes for about $20 on ebay now, whoopee) and VHF ship to shore radio, has shore power, macerator for head (grinds poop...yum), shower, sink, stove, fridge - all working...am/fm/cd stereo

Cons: Engine bad, engine bad, engine bad, oh, and engine bad...leaks here and there thru windows and such, no horn, safety gear or boat lines...there WAS an electric anchor on there, but he took it off after we gave him a deposit (can anyone say "SHADY"?), who knows what the electrical system is like, some lights dont work, the batteries have to be charged, etc etc..., no trailer...

In the end, it was well worth what we paid (don't ask, but just know it was NOT a lot - and less than you are thinking).

Now, we knew this was a project before we bought it, and frankly, if it wasn't so cheap we would never have done this now, but it had to be done - HAD TO BE!

So now, we get home at 8:30 Sunday night, boat registration in hand, all proud, and I start to feel that this is gonna be a ridiculous expense, never gonna get the boat to John's, no trailer etc...but its cool, we got a boat...

9:00pm - John calls me "You HAVE to get online"! "I'm BUSY" "Ok, call me back"
9:20pm - "Whats up, John?"
J: "Get online NOW...u gotta see this"
M: "Will it make me go 'holy shit'?"
J: "Yeah I think so"
M: "ok"
J *sends link*
M: "HOLY SHIT"

Another boat with a ton of shit that we need on it, RUNNING (very well, actually), WITH TRAILER on craigslist...
Price - lets just say it was less than the other boat...but nowhere near as nice... see pics... love the yellow hull, and the old 'lightning bolt' graphic glue remnant...eesh




Pros: has trailer, engine running, full canvas, has horn, safety gear, and some boat lines, 2 nice captains chairs, it runs, it runs, and it runs...can almost eat off the engine...though I'd prob rather not, but you could...if you really wanted...which is weird...

Cons: no interior...um...ANYTHING. It's all ripped out...down to the wood and fiberglass....it's YELLOW, it had an ugly graphic...

Anyway, in the end...this is a case of 1+1 = 1. What I mean is, we are gonna try to put all the good stuff of boat 2, into boat 1 and make boat 1 real good! Or, we fix up boat 2 with some nice interior, get rid of graphic, switch out some stuff from bad engine to make good engine better, and sell for a good price to someone looking for a cheap boat (any interest out there? Sorry, no trailer included!), then buy motor next year for boat 1...who knows...

Tomorrow, I touch base on more about Boatiac, the master plan (aka 'final solution'...hehe Ingrid) and FISHING!!!!!

- M