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I just want to say hi and share my family boat with all of you. My grandpa purchased the 13'-10" saber craft- wildcat- in 1968 and it lived on puget sound its whole life. My mom, aunt, and uncle water skied with this boat every summer as kids, this was the first boat I drove when I was 7. It was a task getting my uncle out of water and rember the shift of all of us to the bow as the Johnson/electronic shift screamed as we looked at the sky.. Hahah... When my grandparents sold the house on the bay it was sad for all of us but the boat was not to be forgotten or sold. I wanted it with a passion but did not have a garage to store it, my uncle took the boat. The Johnson lived a great life getting rebuilt 2 or three time in its life until my uncle just got sick of it. The tool box in the boat was a savior many times. It had it all, I swear my uncle took the whole thing apart drifting to replace a broken part an then be back in action. The engine ran great but he had enough.. The choice was made to put a new etec 75hp on the back. The little boat now became a race horse! Sadly he didn't get many hours with her and got cancer... He didn't forget about the boat and made improvements to the trailer for ease of use with the help of his neighbors. What great people to help him so his wife could enjoy the boat. After he passed his wife couldn't go in the boat.. The love they had was formed with this little boat, mater of fact their second date was going for a boat ride in the saber craft. It saddens me as I type this.... Ohhh.. Well the great lady she is called me, told me this boat needs to stay with the men of the family to be taken care of as she has always been. I jumped out of my skin with excitement and a heavy hart. The little boat is sitting in my garage next to my Arima. Today I waxed the boat and am preparing to get the etec up an going after 3 years of sitting. I am excited to have my family boat on the water and hope to see if any of you know or have seen another 1968 saber craft wildcat. From what I have seen or have looked I can not find another.
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