“There’s nothing-absolutely nothing-half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”  So wrote Kenneth Graham in Wind in the Willows.

That could easily have been written about the boating fun available  down here among the lakes. We have Bass Boats, Pontoon Boats and of course the famous Airboat which is driven by a huge propeller mounted on the back of the boat, allowing the boats to go in a few inches of water and mostly used in the Everglades. Some time ago, one of my neighbors was seen driving his airboat on the grass. I think he stopped when he realized that he was polishing the bottom out of his boat and so he took it back into the water.

The pontoon boat or Party Barge, is basically two large pontoons with a platform on the top and surrounded by a railing to keep the partygoers on board. These boats can be fitted out to suit the taste of the owner for partying or fishing or just “messing about in boats.”

One of the very popular boats is the Bass Boat which is not a boat made out of bass, but a boat used for catching the fish which are plentiful around here. This boat usually has a large motor on the back for getting you there in a hurry and a small electric trolling motor, to be used  for trolling slowly along while you dangle your hook in the water and contemplate life.

All in all a wonderful way to spend a day out with your friends or even alone if you enjoy solitary pursuits, and who doesn’t from time to time.

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