Ken White

Unless you know much about water skiing you don’t know who this guy was. Even if you do know a thing or two about water skiing you might not know who he is. He held a World Water Skiing Champion title in Tricks in 1965. His time is more recent than my [...]

A Little History

I added a page to the Boat Blog to keep the juices flowing and Google paying attention.  When I collected all the paperwork for the boat it included a very detailed journal or log of the boat’s usage over the years.  There were also a handful of pictures from its glory days.  I have included [...]

My Velvet Drive has Arrived

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Got home this morning around 10:30 and there was a delivery truck sitting in front of my house. It was the truck carrying my transmission. We got it unloaded and I took some pictures and a video of it. It looks [...]

We Have a Transmission

I have finally aquired a transmission for the boat. We have been looking on eBay for a long time trying to figure out what our best deal will be. Turns out they just aren’t cheap but I found this one with mounts and an oil cooler in Des Moines, WA for a steal. [...]