BlewByYou88
Member
Hello all,
I'm somewhat new to the site and have been hesiant in writing my introduction. A few of you may have seen me poking around, but I did just join as I just got my 1988 268 Sundancer...back?
In Aug. of 88 my father bought our boat the Blew By You from Southwest Marine, Page AZ brand new. I grew up with this boat and conseqently spured my love for boating, but also a niche for the classics.
5 Years ago to my dismay, my father sold her when I was going off to school. Partially to spite me for leaving home to go to school and work in the marine industry, but also because he looked at it as his toy and nobody else was allowed to use it. So much to the point that he would rather sell it than see any of the immediate family with it. My father is a very maticulous person, so much to the point I would call it OCD...I may have inherited some of it. The boat was always maticulously maintained, dry/Indoor storage for the life of the boat....and he sold it.
2 Months ago I was on craiglist just browsing boats, not anyone in paticular and to my surprise I found this 88 268 that looked like her. I inquired on the ad and sure enough it was the Blew By You. I explained the story to the guy and he was very kind and said he would hold it until/if I could raise the funds to pay for the boat. The bank came through and she is mine again. :smt038
My father found out and thinks I am an idiot for buying it back, and said the happiest day of his life was when he sold it...It was my worst.:smt089
However as fate would have it, I'm happy again and I introduce to you the Blew By You! In the 5 years she has been out of my life she was slightly neglected, but there isn't anything I can't fix! All my friends give me crap for buying something like this at my age instead of a wakeboard/ski boat or something like that, but this is something I want to keep for a very long time!
Cheers!
I'm somewhat new to the site and have been hesiant in writing my introduction. A few of you may have seen me poking around, but I did just join as I just got my 1988 268 Sundancer...back?
In Aug. of 88 my father bought our boat the Blew By You from Southwest Marine, Page AZ brand new. I grew up with this boat and conseqently spured my love for boating, but also a niche for the classics.
5 Years ago to my dismay, my father sold her when I was going off to school. Partially to spite me for leaving home to go to school and work in the marine industry, but also because he looked at it as his toy and nobody else was allowed to use it. So much to the point that he would rather sell it than see any of the immediate family with it. My father is a very maticulous person, so much to the point I would call it OCD...I may have inherited some of it. The boat was always maticulously maintained, dry/Indoor storage for the life of the boat....and he sold it.
2 Months ago I was on craiglist just browsing boats, not anyone in paticular and to my surprise I found this 88 268 that looked like her. I inquired on the ad and sure enough it was the Blew By You. I explained the story to the guy and he was very kind and said he would hold it until/if I could raise the funds to pay for the boat. The bank came through and she is mine again. :smt038
My father found out and thinks I am an idiot for buying it back, and said the happiest day of his life was when he sold it...It was my worst.:smt089
However as fate would have it, I'm happy again and I introduce to you the Blew By You! In the 5 years she has been out of my life she was slightly neglected, but there isn't anything I can't fix! All my friends give me crap for buying something like this at my age instead of a wakeboard/ski boat or something like that, but this is something I want to keep for a very long time!
Cheers!
Only when anchored!
