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I'm going to give this a try. Last fall I got a call from one of my apprentice painters. He had given me a 16ft. Wright Sportsman some time before. Needed transom and floor.I was to pick it up shortly.The boat was stored in his Dad's dairy barn in Clear Lake Wa. to the north of me. Well some time had passed and he called to remind me about it, also mentioning that his Dad was going to take the sawsall to it,and the old wood boat that was in the barn as well. That of course made me spring into action! I rented a flat bed trailer and called my brother in law (good strong back) and told him we were going treasure hunting.
We got up there and loaded up the Sportsman with a fat 50 hp Johnson. We were just on the way out and he said "wHAT ABOUT THE WOOD BOAT...."
In the way back corner of the barn sat a boat on a trailer covered in a tarp with a thick patina of dust and bird droppings. He told me what he needed for it and I figured the trailer was worth that much , so I told him I'd bring the money back after we unloaded the Sportsman and returned the rented trailer.
After a quick round trip we were back in the barn paying for and unwraping my new treasure. Gregg the guy I bought it from said "Oh ya the motor goes too". In another corner of the barn under another tarp was a small block chev engine with two boxes of all the hardware that came off it. Of course I'm playing it really cool, but my bro in law is almost hopping up and down!
We got every thing loaded up, some air in the tires, plugged in the lights and home we went.
So this is where the story starts. - Ross
We got up there and loaded up the Sportsman with a fat 50 hp Johnson. We were just on the way out and he said "wHAT ABOUT THE WOOD BOAT...."
In the way back corner of the barn sat a boat on a trailer covered in a tarp with a thick patina of dust and bird droppings. He told me what he needed for it and I figured the trailer was worth that much , so I told him I'd bring the money back after we unloaded the Sportsman and returned the rented trailer.
After a quick round trip we were back in the barn paying for and unwraping my new treasure. Gregg the guy I bought it from said "Oh ya the motor goes too". In another corner of the barn under another tarp was a small block chev engine with two boxes of all the hardware that came off it. Of course I'm playing it really cool, but my bro in law is almost hopping up and down!
We got every thing loaded up, some air in the tires, plugged in the lights and home we went.
So this is where the story starts. - Ross
I love to read "discovery" stories, especially local ones. Gives me hope that I will score a similar find someday. How much outboard are you going to add?
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