I thinks it's going to be a sad weekend

[McMark]

A couple is coming to look at our old boat. After pulling her out of the garage and a little spit 'n' polish I'm honestly having some serious second thoughts I know that's kind of silly since we would probably not use it all that much. It's been a great boat though and solid as a rock. Kept up, not fixed up.

We haven't had it out since oct 2014. Put five gallons of fuel in and she fired right up, just as it always has.

Anyway, enjoy a couple blast from the past pictures.

 

[Volffas]

That's a neat looking old boat. What year is it?

 

[GiddYupJoe]

What a great looking boat. Good luck on the sale.

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

I love the drivers side windshield wiper!

 

[robert843]

I still battle with this as well our old boat has been used 2 times in 18 months and we still have it. Last year I listed it for sale had it sold and I backed out last second and decided to keep it. If I thought one of my relatives would take care of it I would give it to them so it could stay in the family but I just know they wouldn't take care of it which would break my heart. Best of luck on it!

 

[McMark]

That's a neat looking old boat. What year is it?

It's a 1972 Silverline Comoro 16T.

 

[rkluck]

Very nice. I have sold older bikes that I loved but just couldn't ride all them all the time. I miss them but for overall sanity it was the best move.

 

[biglar155]

That's a classic! Beautiful boat! You must not have kept her in the sun much to keep the red that red. My Dad had a '65 Shell Lake LaSabre 500 that had a red topsides. 20 years of indoor storage meant no sun-fade. 1 season outdoors without a full cover and she immediately looked like garbage.

Dad wasn't happy. He tried everything to get the color back, but it was just gone. He always took good care of his equipment. As you say "Kept up, not fixed up." I like that.

 

[itsdgm]

Beautiful boat. Good luck with the sale. It's tough selling something with so many good memories. You'll know the right people when you see them and realize that the boat will bring them just as many good times as you had.

 

[McMark]

For its entire life it was kept indoors or had the cover on it. There's a little bit of fading from the cover line down but not too bad.

The Mrs said if this guy ends up not taking it for some reason we'll just keep it Even she's sad about it.

 

[njmr2fan]

What a classic boat! Love it. Thanks for sharing pictures! Hope these people have the same passion for it that you had.

 

[octavio3311]

That is a beautiful old boat!

 

[4x15mph]

Great boat. I hope you are getting some $$$ that makes it worth parting with.

 

[bobbie]

@McMark Any idea what the original MSRP was?? I bet that was quite a cool boat in its time.

 

[McMark]

It was right around $6500 in '72. What's neat is that I have all the old manuals, sales brochure and what not in the original plastic pack. For both the boat and motor. The how it's made booklet is pretty cool.

 

[McMark]

Hopefully I have them in order.

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

The 800 thunderbolt Kiekhaefer Mercury was a real reliable engine and set for top speed rather than bottom end torque

 

[GTBRMC]

Classic lines! I learned to ski behind our neighbor's Ebbtide tri-hull. I think theirs was a 14 footer, but the lines were similar to yours. Great job keeping her up over the years.

 

[biglar155]

That's awesome. I love seeing the old manuals and brochures from vintage stuff. It really adds to the sense that it was well cared fore.

 

[McMark]

Well, I'm at the notary