1960 or so, no boat yet but carried an 18 hp Evinrude and gas tank in my trunk. Back then we rented a boat and brought our own motors. Bought the Evinrude from Jimmy Holt, outdoor writer for the Nashville Tennessean. Fell into the lake once trying to mount my motor on an unstable aluminum rental boat at Loret Marina.
Early to mid 1960s bought a 15 ft Duo runabout with a 40 hp Johnson from Bill Penney Tire and Marine.
Late 1960s bought a 15 ft Orlando bow rider with an 80 hp Johnson from a guy selling out due to a divorce. My wife and I went from Chattanooga to Nashville by water in that boat.
Early 1980s bought a 16 ft Glassmate with a115 hp Merc from Baldwin Boatmart (“Big Toys for Big Boys”).
Bought a 2006 Nauticstar 18 ft center console bay boat with a 90 hp four stroke Yamaha from Reel Yachts in Foley, Alabama. Still have it.
