Originally Posted by
Tchoupitoulas
Dan, I was handed the helm of my uncles boat about that age. But it wasn't a JS9000! Outstanding!
Black Jack, when Johnny L and I bought Pretty Penny at a lien auction in South Beach harbor for $500 way back when, all the paperwork called the boat an Easom 30. Built by Easom Boatworks.
Hank stopped by once in the early days of renovation. He didn't seem excited at the work we had to do, having done it once before.
My wife and I really love Pretty Penny. It is really the first boat my wife has cared about in all the boats we ever had. We sail her all the time with my son who soon will be gone enlisting into the navy. I am so glad you two saved her and brought her back to life. She is different than Lively Lady that I poured five years into, mixed a bit of blood into her fresh mahogany and epoxy and added so much love. These Mull boats have real souls and sail so well. They are such fine short handed boats. I look forward to sailing her in more single and doubled handed with this serious, fun group. With Pretty Penny I have visions of sailing her in the more demanding longer runs challenging myself and having a ball.
Forgive my video spamming but when we were sailing Lively Lady throughout the bay - her soul came alive and she tracked better than most.
Last edited by Black Jack; 08-14-2020 at 08:47 PM.
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