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| We bought this 1977 Sears Gamefisher on 8/8/07 from a private owner, named Mike. It seemed to me he felt a bit bad letting go the old boat, which was a hand-me-down from his grandfather, but sometimes it's just time to let go. After getting the boat home, I made my best effort not to get trampled by the wife and kids, as they rushed outside to see her. (You see, my wife Stormy quickly determined that the boat was female, and to be called "her", lest we offend somehow) Basically, for the next three hours or so, we just stood around her, and crawled through her, getting to know her, assessing what needed to be done to make her once again sea worthy, (or at least lake-worthy), and discovering that old fiberglass really itches. So with a rash on our forearms and legs, we decided that the only proper thing to do would be a complete make over, and breath new life into the ol' gal. Next, she needed a name. So we tossed ideas back and forth, and finally settled on "Secondhand Jewel", because we felt it paid homage to the original owner, and showed that this boat was no slut. I even felt like the grandson of the original owner, Mike, who I bought her from, was not exactly exited about seeing her go. But so goes the ebb and flow of the tide, and we broke out the champaign, poured a little across her bow, and donned her "Secondhand Jewel". |
