Break Out Another Thousand..... Because I do not have enough hobbies or projects to work on, I decided our family needed a boat.
Bought this 1995 Larson LXI 214 5.7 Alpha One Mercruiser bowrider from an old college friend's dad. It is approved to seat 13 people and came with all gear. It supposedly was in mint condition and had low hours. Well his memory was off a bit but once there to look at it, I bought it anyways. Thus far I have pulled the stern drive and replaced all the bellows, bought a different trailer as the original was found to have terminal cancer, buffed the faded gelcoat, shampooed the carpet, fixed the loose steering, fixed the trim switches, fixed the blower fan. This winter I will likely be putting in a new floor (probably stringers too). Will also be getting the rear cushions recovered. My wife's Mustang and my airplane may never get finished.
All that said, my kids and grandkids love it and we will have some fun Sundays using it on lakes in Indiana/Michigan along with the nearby Maumee River and Lake Erie. All 8 of us can sit in the back with it's u-shaped rear seating and wide width. Had 13 people (kids/adults) on it 2 weeks ago at Lake James and it pulled tubers without any trouble.
