While living in CT, mom decided one year to buy dad a boat. Of course with the little money she had it wasn't going to be much a "looker". But none the less she bought it off my highschool buddies who had poured tons of time in over the summer to fix it up and make it seaworthy. I heard the stories later and I am amazed it never sank. My junior year in college I told my dad it trust me, your child's famous last words, that I could would take of his vessel. Unfortunatly I didn't sink it but I helped to retire it before it's day. After moving back south he would have two more boats and would enjoy his time of the water.