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I dated a girl like that once.....
 
Uniflites……

As in the former boat company from Bellingham, Wash.? My dad owned a couple of Uniflite passenger cabin cruiser boats (a 31' boat and then a 36' boat for the longest time, until he bought his house on Martha's Vineyard. He would actually sail the boats from NJ up through Long Island Sound to Martha's Vineyard every August for vacation.

Going across "Rhode Island" Sound (i.e. from Point Judith, RI (last fuel stop) to the entrance to Vineyard Sound (a buoy labeled "VS") was often a trip and a half! Often 13' seas and visibility poor enough to not see the coast line to the North of us. There was no land to the South, exposing us to nothing but the Atlantic Ocean. The only other boat out there, sometimes, was a Navy Destroyer out on maneuvers. We knew we were getting close to that "VS" buoy when we'd see the "Buzzard's Bay Entrance Tower" (we called it "Texas Tower" - it had a large white Strobe) but about 4-5 miles to the North of the "VS" Buoy.

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You never wanted to go towards the tower because you could cut across a real nasty reef (Sow & Pig's Reef). It was a boat killer. Anyway, the trip would take about 15 hours total, and we'd often split it up into two days, staying in New London, CT going up, and Old Saybrook, CT returning back.
 
As in the former boat company from Bellingham, Wash.? My dad owned a couple of Uniflite passenger cabin cruiser boats (a 31' boat and then a 36' boat for the longest time, until he bought his house on Martha's Vineyard. He would actually sail the boats from NJ up through Long Island Sound to Martha's Vineyard every August for vacation.

Going across "Rhode Island" Sound (i.e. from Point Judith, RI (last fuel stop) to the entrance to Vineyard Sound (a buoy labeled "VS") was often a trip and a half! Often 13' seas and visibility poor enough to not see the coast line to the North of us. There was no land to the South, exposing us to nothing but the Atlantic Ocean. The only other boat out there, sometimes, was a Navy Destroyer out on maneuvers. We knew we were getting close to that "VS" buoy when we'd see the "Buzzard's Bay Entrance Tower" (we called it "Texas Tower" - it had a large white Strobe) but about 4-5 miles to the North of the "VS" Buoy.

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You never wanted to go towards the tower because you could cut across a real nasty reef (Sow & Pig's Reef). It was a boat killer. Anyway, the trip would take about 15 hours total, and we'd often split it up into two days, staying in New London, CT going up, and Old Saybrook, CT returning back.
Uniflite had the contract to build thos PBR’s for the navy after the war they used the molds to make a cabin cruiser call the “salty dog” or “salty pup” I forget but they are still desirable boats to have in the Pacific Northwest…… if you can find them….
 
Uniflite had the contract to build thos PBR’s for the navy after the war they used the molds to make a cabin cruiser call the “salty dog” or “salty pup” I forget but they are still desirable boats to have in the Pacific Northwest…… if you can find them….

There are a bunch of them, still surviving in Alaska marinas. That was one of the neat things about How Uniflite hulls were constructed. They'd take that mold, and build it from the "ground up" as it were. They'd start with the "Gel-Coat" and then slowly build the fiberglass layers over the top of it.

I think Dad had purchased the "Sedan" model (first at 31', then he traded up to 36').
 
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I love the spoiler that’s bolted onto the spoiler lol
Funny part is the new 90’s firebird with all its smooth lines and round shapes had the exact drag coefficient as the new firebird from the 80’s.

The 80’s bird was touted by GM as being the most aerodynamic intensive design of theirs at that time.

Personally I had a 94 Camaro black on black..t-tops too lol
 
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Funny part is the new 90’s firebird with all its smooth lines and round shapes had the exact drag coefficient as the new firebird from the 80’s.

The 80’s bird was touted by GM as being the most aerodynamic intensive design of theirs at that time.

Personally I had a 94 Camaro black on black..t-tops too lol
I had an IROC Camaro but I try not to admit it Like my 92 Corvette.
 
As in the former boat company from Bellingham, Wash.? My dad owned a couple of Uniflite passenger cabin cruiser boats (a 31' boat and then a 36' boat for the longest time, until he bought his house on Martha's Vineyard. He would actually sail the boats from NJ up through Long Island Sound to Martha's Vineyard every August for vacation.

Going across "Rhode Island" Sound (i.e. from Point Judith, RI (last fuel stop) to the entrance to Vineyard Sound (a buoy labeled "VS") was often a trip and a half! Often 13' seas and visibility poor enough to not see the coast line to the North of us. There was no land to the South, exposing us to nothing but the Atlantic Ocean. The only other boat out there, sometimes, was a Navy Destroyer out on maneuvers. We knew we were getting close to that "VS" buoy when we'd see the "Buzzard's Bay Entrance Tower" (we called it "Texas Tower" - it had a large white Strobe) but about 4-5 miles to the North of the "VS" Buoy.

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You never wanted to go towards the tower because you could cut across a real nasty reef (Sow & Pig's Reef). It was a boat killer. Anyway, the trip would take about 15 hours total, and we'd often split it up into two days, staying in New London, CT going up, and Old Saybrook, CT returning back.

My dad had a yacht when I was a kid too. We also had a really nice house with 6 wheels on it. We would sail the yacht up and down the Clark Fork River and felt like kings. We ran it aground one time and had to wait until we drank enough beer and peed it out to get it to refloat. It was awesome during duck season too.
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