About Me
Time for a little history about wonderful me!
Real Name: Adam
Age: 33 (Born in 1975. In case forget to update the number do
the math)
Living Location: Arthur, IL
Slip Location: Beautiful Findlay Marina
Boat History:
The
Filthy Oar
Started boating in 2001 (i think). My first boat was a fun 1989
Bayliner 2455. I have absolutely no idea why I bought this boat.
I was just surfing the web one day and I think i stumbled upon it at iboats.com
. It was located in Appleton Wisonconsin of all places.
Well, my father and I just happened to be heading up to Iron Mountain
Michigan to visit a relative the next month so we swung through Appleton on
the way home and next thing we know, we were hauling this boat home as well.
It was a fun first boat for me. It had everything a single guy could
want on a boat. Enough room to sleep 4, bathroom, small stove and
microwave, and a small fridge for beer. It also had a bit of pep to it
speedwise. Unfortunately this boat didn't make it a year before I got
the 5 foot itch.
The Filthy Oar II
The Fall following my purchase of the Bayliner, i
stumbled upon this boat sitting at the end of the dock I was slipping.
A retired gentleman and his wife had owned it for quite a few years.
The wife was ready to get out of boating so that pretty much meant he was
getting out of it as well and wanted to sell his boat. Well I took a
look at it and saw the bigger living quarters and full size fridge for even
more beer storage. Two weeks later I had "The Filthy Oar II" , a 1978
43 foot Drifter Steel hull. Yep, that's right. Steel hull.
The boat has a top speed of only about 10 and drives like a 2 ton tank.
It can smash into pretty much anything and not damage the boat. Plus,
if there is even a chance of rain in the forecast the rusting begins.
So far I have had this boat for close to half a decade and I still can't
drive the thing worth a damn. It has sleeping room for 4 but has slept
10. The ability to cook a full meal, take a shower, stand up straight,
and fit two 30 packs of beer in the fridge has made this boat a must.
Sooner or later I will end up trading up to something else, definitely
something that isn't steel, but for now this boat has been treating me well
and gives me a good place to enjoy the lake.
The Dirty Oar
Since I never learned how to drive the Filthy Oar
II worth a damn there was alot of weekends when I would get down to the lake
and everyone would be out and about already and I just didn't have the
inclination to take the houseboat out by myself. Plus there are only
so many weekends when I feel that I can beg my way onto another boat for a
ride around the lake. I needed something that was small, quick,
and easy for one person (or one person and a dog) to get around on.
Enter The Dirty Oar. While surfing Ebay and Craigslist (both of which
i recommend just for ease and prices) I stumbled across jetboats. i
was originally thinking a Bayliner Capri or a Captiva but didn't feel like
paying another thousand bucks a year for another slip. I found
jetboats to be small enough to easily trailer and small enough to park
behind my boat when I decide to leave it in the water for a couple weeks.
It actually sticks out less than the houseboats on both sides of me. I
found the one I have in Ohio and after a nice 6 hour one way drive I was
speeding around at lake on the east side of Ohio in a snow storm. Once
we hit about 45 or 50 mph I knew I was going home with this boat. The
little 14.5 foot 1997 Sea Doo Speedster became my little get up and go boat.
What's on the horizon for me? No idea at all. Still have a old corvette sitting on jack stands in the garage and a partially ripped up basement floor that needs tile or linoleum put down. Unfortunately, I never seem to find the time to do this since I spend pretty much every weekend playing down at Findlay. If people are ever down in the Findlay marina area and feel like throwing back a cold one they are always more than welcome to come visit me at slip HB6. Just look for the ole rusty Filthy Oar II and make sure you learn the words to the song Arizona before you come.
