Sometimes it's good to dream

Well it was a heck of a weekend here for me.. Had plenty of projects going on and in the end all worked out well..
Lets start with thursday,
We had plans of taking out a big old nasty picture window and replacing it with some great high end double hung windows.. After the old nasty was removed it took most of the day and into the night to complete the project.. It got done and all were happy with the results.. Yea we are redneck woodchucks here:

 

 
So it was a J.O.B work day friday and I couldn't wait to get home and start playing with my boat for saturdays adventures..
I awoke to cool and foggy conditions but by mid morning the weather turned for the better:

This was a shakedown trip with a new to me 9.9 hp Yahama motor on the old 14' flat bottom..
I must say that it exceeded my expectations ..  She ran GREAT and handled well on the Might Hudson:

A little stop to Gilligans Island to once again secure some real estate for an upcoming camping adventure.. :

 
No real fishing took place except for a little trolling with a jointed Rapala and produce no strikes.. I'm sure fish are around but it was just a shakedown day for the new motor..
What a glorious night for a bon fire though:

Sunday morning was a slow crawl outta the rack but we had an appointment to meet at 11am so off we went.. A quick stop to check out some nice fishing waters on the way and they were in good shape although we didn't wet a line:

 
Finally we reached our destination and my eyes got wide.. She is what I had been searching for quite awhile now.. An oldie but goodie.. Starcraft Islander 221 hard top..
Solid boat with all the set up for a fishing machine.. Gps, electric riggers , fish hawk box for riggers and too much to list but again , she is ready to hit the water running..

 The maiden voyage will be friday for Striped bass and the goal is to keep it docked here until the stripers exodus back to the Atlantic Ocean the I will be in search of a residency for the rest of the season on the Great Lake O..
This is a total game changer for me.. I doubt I will ever fish for Salmon again (unless I can be Jacks net man) on the SR..
I'm super excited about this new adventure and hope to share lots of good times with good folks here aboard the "Rockin in the HT"
 
 

Rich I think we'll need at least 750 to float that down the SR  Nice looking boat,you should really get into some Stripers with that on the mighty Hudson.

That is one sweet looking ride HT!  Love the classics!  May you have many, many days of happy memories on the new boat!!

Nice boat indeed,  looks like it will handle Lake O well.   Good luck on the Stripers.   

Great looking rig Tuna!

Sweet float!
 
I'm not shore bound.
I have a 9 foot inflatable toon.
Don't think I'll be trolling the big LO anytime soon .
But then the browns do hug the shore pretty soon so you never know.

Hey Tuna, been working out of Selkirk for last couple weeks gonna be there all summer and fall so campsites will be on me. Boats gonna be parked there a lot as Im remodeling the park managers place and working on a nice boat parking spot. As Luck says Ive been getting reports very similar that action is hot when they can get out, this week was nasty and only saw a few get out yesterday, my boat is not in the lake yet waiting on marina but a quick run around oneida lake to make sure shes ready and its going north for a month or so will let you know when if you can get away love to see ya dude!