After selling my classic car this spring and thinking what to replace it with , i don't know why but boat poped up in my head . Was i nuts ?????? ....... me the guy who always said boatting and fishing were stupid and i'd never have any part of it . What ta hec... lets try it out and see what happens . Don't get me wrong as this story go's on , there was enoughf money there to go right out and buy a new one but lets take it easy , boats are hard to get rid of and are selling cheap right now , so taking avantage of that fact and maybe i would get alot of boat for the money and still have some left over from the car sale . To make this story short since July i've bought three boats ............ the first a real nice 14 foot aluminum fishing boat 25 hp with trailer , live well , fishfinder ect, then i learn this boat dose'nt like big water when i try to make it go there and after brother Roger showed up at my place from the Ottawa valley with his new 16 foot Mirocraft 40 hp with all the bells ya realy dont need ....and not being able to keep up with him on the water i thought it best to get the big water boat right away . The second boat a week later ... 20 foot cabin cruzzer by Bayliner with a 90 hp out board , no inboards for me no way , now thats a boat , the best of two worlds , boatting and fishing and a good boat for big water , nice for cruzin , not all cramped up like in the 14 foot , now the wife who said boatting was'nt for her is boatting ..lol..lol..lol..lol. I love this boat but only if it would go faster like the other boats on the bay and what if that brother of mine deals his boat now for the 18' 70 hp , so i trade even the first boat for a motor at the marina that they were asking 1500 more then i paid for the boat , now the Bayliner has a 115 hp Yamy that works good enough for me , but guess what ? fishing can be a dirty job , can't get the Bayliner dirty its my cruzzing boat and to much work every time after fishing to clean up before going boating . So now boat number three or should i say number two , any way its a 18' Tempest with a 140 inboard , after having the 14' i think all fishing boats should be big , bigger the better . The Tempest was a nice boat but i gutted it the other night , thats right and before brother La La gets here in October for our fishing holiday i hope to have this boat all custom set up in side for all my fishing needs , any one have any ideas on how to make this old boat the altimate fishing boat ................. i have a few of my own but i am all ears ........................ Am i nuts ?????????/