Dad bought a 8′ meyers pram for duck hunting, but I was his excuse, I was so small I had to stand up with the oars then fall back onto the seat to row it. A few days after my testing it got painted od green. Then in NY I could take the boat safe course at the age of ten. This was done in the fall and at this point Dad had a 3 hp Johnson on it (I still own it) That spring I had to show Dad that I could start it on my own and I had set boundaries that I could run in, then I could go out by myself. Dads fishing boat was a really neat older 14′ Star Craft (I would love to find it again) (Auburn NY area) with a 1967 18 hp Evinrude. That one again was when I could start it on my own then I could use it. Lots of fun in both of those. That 3 hp Johnson could run a long time on a tank of gas.
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