CalicoKid
Lieutenant Commander
- Joined
- May 27, 2002
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I've seen a lot of good names for boats around here and thought it might be fun to try to find one for my boat.<br /><br />Details: Baja SS 164, Johnson VRO 110 O/B, White Gelcoat hull w/Metal Flake Royal Blue stripe running the length of the boat above and below the seam. Interior is Blue carpet, Blue (2 shades) and white vinyl seats and padding, plush.<br /><br />The boat is built for sunning and skiing, we do some of both and a lot of camping with it. It's in MINT condition. It's fast, it's quick, it strikes without warning. It also gives a heck of a rough ride if there is a lot of wake or wind driven rollers but in the chop or the smooth stuff it flies! My sister and brother-in-law call it the Miami Vice boat because the styling reminds them of the boats in that show. Maybe also because on weekends on the water I'm sporting that 5 O'clock shadow
. We have photos of us in the boat playing like hip hop superstar macs. We play like we're private agents and bounty hunters stalking friends and family up the river. We forget our age and obligations aboard the boat. We playin'!<br /><br />I have never had serious trouble with this boat, I've never run it aground or had an accident. I feel very safe and comfortable on the water in it. I have no worries out there. I never forgot the plug. I take good care of it. It's efficient and clean. We use it primarily on the WI River from the lake to as far North as WI Dells, I take it to the Madison chain as well. We've found our way home in the dark plenty of times including the first time on the Fourth of July with everyone along the shores of the river launching rockets and flares overhead. I felt nothing short of awe that night to be out skimming across the dark deep Earth guided by the light of our celebration of independance. <br /><br />We live and keep the Baja on Sticky Bay, our home is called North Savannah. My wife and I are nature lovers down to our very souls. We try to live the sustainable life. We keep the funk. We are modern Robinhoods. We waste not. We live to love. We are heirs to many cultures.<br /><br />Not too many small boats around here have names. Mine has never been named but I feel she deserves a proper name as she has passed all the tests and delivers me safely wherever I want to go.