Monday, June 24, 2013

Sold the Boat to Mitzi

I bought this nice boat in early 1989.  I've had quite a bit of fun using it, but I guess our boating days are over.  So I've been trying to sell it, and I have offered it several times to family members.  Well Mitzi and Al decided they wanted to take advantage of our great deal.  They bought it for $1.00, but there is a catch to it.  The boat has been in storage for three years and it needs some TLC.  So knowing that, they still decided to try it.  It is a good deal.  BUT.....  When they hooked the boat up to their vehicle to tow it to Omaha,  the lighting did not work on the trailer.   Al worked and worked on it with no results so they had to leave it here until they figure out what is going on.  We had the wiring redone a couple of years ago so this came as a big surprise to me.  Mitzi's experienced dad, Joe, shed some light on the  problem.  He thinks the wiring for older and newer vehicles is different so you need an adapter to make it all work.  So hopefully that's all it is.  They plan to take it to a marina sometime in the near future.  We'll follow along behind them to be sure they're safe to get to the marina in Le Mars, only a half hour away.  Then they can, at least, get the boat to Omaha.  Then the task of cleaning it up and getting it water ready is the next step.  We may have a boat next summer for our big family reunion that Mitzi is planning for all of us, hopefully in Omaha.  Thanks, Mitzi.  Good luck with the boat and have fun with it like we did.





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