My father has collected numerous projects over the years of living there. We moved there in roughly 2000, and moved back to Maine in 2011. Over that time span we accumulated many vehicles and vessels.
The one I am writing about came to us as out of barter for some tools in the summer of 2003. This is a rare boat. It is a 19ft Penbo Runabout. Penbo stands for Penobscot, Maine. Famous for their Maritime history and their numerous differentiation of types of water-bound vessels.
This has a very nice shape, similar to the famous, and very popular Lyman Runabout.
My father, being the engineer he is, wanted to turn the Runabout into a center-console boat, because we already had a 24ft Grady White which is a little too big for his taste. But another child clouded his vision, projects were put on the back burner, and the old Penbo has been left alone for well over 10 years.
Over the past 3 years, my family has been slowly moving back to Maine. And since we are moving out of our Connecticut house, we need to liquidate projects. Sadly, my brother and I each enjoy all of them. I want the old Mustang, he wants the Penbo.
He sees the good in the boat, I see the dollar signs. He puts out a remark "Only part of the keel is rotted!" I respond "Start counting what isn't rotted, the list is shorter."
Either way, my brother has the motivation to fix this rare, beautiful rotted out piece of Maine Maritime history. And I applaud him, since he has helped me on all my projects; I will have to help him with his new one.
I just expect to drive it when he is done restoring it.
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