| Thinking about that rusty old Jon boat my father | | | | as possible. I wanted the boat production to be a |
| built 33 years ago just takes me back to being a | | | | smooth ride for my son and I. With the |
| little boy. He didn't have any Jon boat plans, he | | | | technological advancements of today I knew that |
| just spent hours sketching and reworking his own | | | | there had to be someway the computer could |
| idea of how was going to build it. A whole year of | | | | help us. |
| making mistakes and learning from them is what | | | | After searching for the right program I found one |
| it took for him to complete his masterpiece. In | | | | that did just what we needed to make building |
| the end, it provided me with a childhood of great | | | | our Jon boat simple. It took me a little while to |
| memories of being out on the lake fishing from | | | | get used to the interface but within a fraction of |
| sun up till sun down with dear old dad. | | | | the time it took my dad to design the boat we |
| Now I'm grown up with a little boy of my own. | | | | had a full in depth Jon boat blueprint that we |
| My boy and I love fishing more than anything and | | | | designed our selves. With that nuisance out of the |
| it really has brought us close over the 8 years of | | | | way it was time for the fun part, production! |
| his existence. It feels just like the great times I | | | | Over the next several months my son and I |
| used to spend hanging with pop. Unfortunately my | | | | spent every weekend together in the garage |
| dad's Jon boat is no longer with us today, so we | | | | cranking out our new dream boat. I wasn't about |
| would just sit on the side of the lake and cast out | | | | to let my little buddy operate any power tools |
| our lines. One evening after leaving the dock with | | | | but aside from that he was great help and kept |
| only a few bites and no catch to show for our | | | | the dream alive. He was so excited and would tell |
| effort. I said to my son:"How would you feel if | | | | anybody he encountered how he and his daddy |
| we had a boat of our own?" With a huge smile | | | | were building a boat together. This in turn kept |
| spreading across his face he said:" Really dad! We | | | | me excited I couldn't stop picturing the two of us |
| can get a boat!" I said:"Yes son but there is only | | | | sitting in the middle of the lake sipping on root |
| one catch, you have to help me build it." From | | | | beer just reeling in the fish. |
| then on began the father son project of a | | | | Finally after months of work and dedication we |
| lifetime. | | | | finished our awesome little boat. We have been |
| I remembered what a rough time my father had | | | | out on the lake just about every weekend ever |
| designing the boat. It took him countless tries of | | | | since. There is even enough room on the boat for |
| reworking his dimensions and getting advice from | | | | mommy to come along too. It's really nice when |
| a friend who was a local boat builder before he | | | | we can get the whole family out on the water. It |
| finally got it right. I couldn't even tell you how | | | | means so much to me to be able to do for my |
| much material was wasted in the first 7 months | | | | son what my father was able to do for me as a |
| of production. I knew that I wanted to do this | | | | child. It really sends chills down my spine. |
| right the first time with as little bumps in the road | | | | |