I am a US Navy 69-73 Nam Veteran having served as a Damage controlman on the USS dixie AD-14 and the USS Paul Revere LPA-248 having served in Nam 72-73 we wer Flag for CTF-76 and 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade. Got hooked on ERie in the mid 70s and got my USCG license in 1990. I let the license go when gas went out of sight and the fishing went to heck.
Took the wife out this year on a head boat she didn't get sick and she approved of a boat! So bought a 1982 23' Proline Cuddy Walk around and running out of Port Clinton.