The Aluminium Boat
The Aluminium Boat
An elderly man in an old Aluminium boat with a 3 horse Yamaha Outboard pulls up alongside a new 2008 Tidewater 1900 with a Yamaha 300hp outboard hanging off the back.
Looking about 100 years old, he got to running alongside a redneck in the No Wake Zone South of Englewood Just before the Boca Grande Swing Bridge
The old man looks over at the sleek shiny new Tidewater Baymax
And asks, ' What kind of boat ya got there, sonny ?'
The redneck replies, ' A Tidewater Boats 1900 BayMax. Got it Pretty reasonable 43 grand with the engine from Marine Dynamics Up in Englewood! '
' That's a lot of money,' says the old man. ' Why does it cost so much?'
' Because this boat can do up to 80 miles an hour ! and still get into the skinny water right with your little Jon-Boat ' States the redneck proudly.
The old man in the aluminium boat asks, 'Mind if I take a look at her ?'
' No problem,' replies the redneck.
So the old man throws out a fender, loops a dockline, hops aboard And looks around. Then, sitting back in his aluminium boat, the old man says, ' That's a pretty nice boat, all right... But I'll stick with my aluminium boat!'
Just then they passed the "Resume Safe Normal Operation" sign, So the redneck decides to show The old man just what his boat can do. He gooses it just a touch, and within 10 seconds he was up on plane and running about 20.
Suddenly, he notices a dot In his rear view mirror. It seems to be getting closer !
He slows down to see what it could be And suddenly WHOOOOSSSHHH !
Something whips by him going much faster !
' What on earth could be going faster than my Tidewater ?' the redneck asks himself.
He shoves the throttle a little further forward And takes the Tidewater up to 40 mph.
Then, up ahead of him, He sees that it's the old man on the aluminium boat !
Amazed that the aluminium boat could pass his Tidewater, He gives it more gas
And passes the aluminium boat at 65 mph And he's feeling pretty good until he looks in his
Mirror and sees the old man gaining on him AGAIN !
Astounded by the speed of this old guy, He floors the gas pedal and takes the Tidewater
All the way up to 82 mph.
Not ten seconds later, he sees the aluminium boat Bearing down on him again !
The Tidewater is flat out, And there's nothing he can do !
Suddenly, the aluminium boat plows Into the back of his Tidewater, Demolishing the Front of the old guys boat.
The redneck stops and jumps out and unbelievably The old man is still alive.
He jumps in, gets the banged up old guy out of the water and says, ' I'm a doctor.... Is there anything I can do for you ?'
The old man whispers,
' Unhook the bungee I use for a dockline from your cleat '.
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