About us, James and Linda…Married 50+ years , live in Merritt, NC, on a farm that we inherited (my husband was actually born in our home).
Our family: 2 daughters, 1 son in-law, 4 granddaughters, 1 grandson, 1 grandson in-law, 1 great grandson, 4 dogs, and a stray cat.
A little bio: James, retired from civil service (computer stuff). Linda, retired from, both, banking and social services (people stuff).
A favorite quote; “Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be..." -Robert Browning
Our family: 2 daughters, 1 son in-law, 4 granddaughters, 1 grandson, 1 grandson in-law, 1 great grandson, 4 dogs, and a stray cat.
A little bio: James, retired from civil service (computer stuff). Linda, retired from, both, banking and social services (people stuff).
A favorite quote; “Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be..." -Robert Browning
Our boat, a 1971 Hatteras, 43' double cabin
How we came to find and own the "Huntress" is one of those "meant-to-be" stories. It began with my husband spending a lot of time on the Internet "looking at boats" that soon became "searching for the right boat".
After a lot of searching, and traveling to look at, my husband found a 40' 1984 Mainship motor yacht. It was everything we were looking for and the Internet pictures looked good too. So we packed up the 3 house-dogs in our minivan, left the house and rest of our animals in the care of our daughter and son in-law and headed to Ft Pierce, FL where the boat was located. And a very important detail...15 years ago we had purchased a 22' center console boat from our daughter and son in-law. So before we left for FL we gave this boat back to its original owners...because we were going to FL to purchase the Mainship!
We arrived safely in Ft Pierce, checked into a dog friendly motel, and the next day went to the broker's office to look at "our" Mainship. Whoa! This poor boat did not live up to its internet pictures...it definitely needed some attention. What a let down. But, as we were walking back to the broker's office, I noticed a picture on the boats-for-sale bulletin board. Me..."Jimmy, you will not believe the name of this boat". The boat was named "Huntress"; Same name as our previous 22' center console. Had it not been named "Huntress" we would never have looked at it. The broker saw our interest and added, "It's docked out back if you would like to see it".
As the saying goes, "the rest is history". We ended up purchasing this boat and cruising her (another story for another day) back up the ICW to her new home port in Oriental, NC.
And then... the "Hatteras named Huntress" became the inspiration for this site.
After a lot of searching, and traveling to look at, my husband found a 40' 1984 Mainship motor yacht. It was everything we were looking for and the Internet pictures looked good too. So we packed up the 3 house-dogs in our minivan, left the house and rest of our animals in the care of our daughter and son in-law and headed to Ft Pierce, FL where the boat was located. And a very important detail...15 years ago we had purchased a 22' center console boat from our daughter and son in-law. So before we left for FL we gave this boat back to its original owners...because we were going to FL to purchase the Mainship!
We arrived safely in Ft Pierce, checked into a dog friendly motel, and the next day went to the broker's office to look at "our" Mainship. Whoa! This poor boat did not live up to its internet pictures...it definitely needed some attention. What a let down. But, as we were walking back to the broker's office, I noticed a picture on the boats-for-sale bulletin board. Me..."Jimmy, you will not believe the name of this boat". The boat was named "Huntress"; Same name as our previous 22' center console. Had it not been named "Huntress" we would never have looked at it. The broker saw our interest and added, "It's docked out back if you would like to see it".
As the saying goes, "the rest is history". We ended up purchasing this boat and cruising her (another story for another day) back up the ICW to her new home port in Oriental, NC.
And then... the "Hatteras named Huntress" became the inspiration for this site.
