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Originally Posted by 1captainron
Always a sad day when a lady goes down that way.....All the folks who fished her, The Memories of great fishing trips past, the Friendships made, all the guys who worked her...I shed a tear for that beautiful lady of her day.
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Nicely stated capt Ron.. I feel the same way about old "retired" party/charter boats,, Sadly, nothing is forever.. All the head/charter boats in NY/NJ, and every other port will one day be silent, no longer bringing guests out for a day of fishing.. Sure it happens slowly, and the boats and those that sail and work them are replaced by others, but all those old boats have had long,vibrant "lives" and many many stories to tell.. I find stories like this one sad.. I think about the boats and captains I fished with years ago in Highlands,AH, Belmar, Brielle, Port Jeff, City Island and other ports.. Most are gone, captains passed on, boats sold or scrapped...
It just makes me kind of sad for obvious reasons...bob
