The Green Skiff

Behold, the Green Skiff. Soon to be my only functioning boat, buyers-willing.

First, a little history...

I purchased the Green Skiff sometime around the summer of 2006 or 2007. Probably 2006, or it could have been 2005. I don't really remember.

I found it on Craigslist for around $250. It came with a crappy trailer that I sold and a similarly crappy outboard, which I also sold. In the end, I think the boat itself ended up being free (net).

Anyhow, the family from whom I purchased it lives south of Rickreall on a farm. It turns out that that particular family used to have an International Scout which broke down up at HooDoo sometime between July of 2001 and June of 2003. I towed that family home when I was working as a tow truck driver in Sisters. When I mentioned this to the family, they said that they had picked up the red bricks I had posted on Craigslist a few months prior. Now that I think about it, I gave those bricks away shortly after I bought the house, so I must have bought the boat in 2005.

I used to have a 3.5 hp Nissan 2-Stroke outboard that I used, and it worked well. I sold the outboard with my MacGregor 21 in 2007. I borrowed a 4 hp Nissan 4-Stroke from a friend of mine for a little while until I was able to find a 4 hp Mercury 4-Stroke Longshaft for sale from another friend. I promptly purchased that outboard, and it has powere the Green Skiff ever since.

I decided in late June that I would not only be attending Sucia, but would be attending in the Green Skiff. That meant I had about 2 weeks to get it ready.

Stay tuned for more...