Hi guys,
Your
forums were recommended to me by a friend when I told him about my plans to pick up a
boat in the near future but had some questions. He pointed me here and I've been lurking for the past couple of days. Very cool community that is inspiring me quite a bit.
I grew up on the
Long Island Sound in Bronx, NY piloting what I think was about a 17ft Grady White open bow with a Merc 250
outboard. I also had about an 8ft dingy that we put a Yamaha 25
outboard on. I was doing this and taking the
boats out by myself at impossibly young ages and it has always been a real
core part of my person.
Then high
school, college and career happened and I haven't been on a
boat in a very long time... that is until this summer's
vacation. My in-laws recently bought a boat and brought it down to our
vacation spot in South Carolina and they had no idea how to handle it. I was teaching them how to read the waves,
anchor,
dock, etc and I was happy to see I can still thread a needle with a
small boat (~24ft Chapperral). This however launched a whole new desire in me now that I'm 32 with a 2 year old daughter who LOVED going out on the boat. Man, that feeling of being out on the
water again just lit up in me, I really can't describe it
Anyway, I live in Richmond, VA where we have the deep
water James River and I'm seriously considering picking up a substantial boat in the next year so I can take my
family into the Chesapeake from our nearby
marinas. I'll be browsing your info about boat selection, course plotting and
maintenance trying not to hit any of those taboo "check the FAQ" type questions in the future.
Otherwise, i'm really excited to be even a small part of this really cool community.
I was formerly known as 25yearslater elsewhere since I to 
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