Larry Eckart
Well-known member
Guys (and Dani),
Dave Diefenderfer has been a mainstay on our forum for many years. He and I have enjoyed common ground, like many here, in ducks and in faith.
Three months ago Dave decided to buy my 13’ Grumman canoe that I posted in our classified section. Dave lives in Virginia. I live in South Carolina.
No problem for guys on our forum. Dave would be driving to Florida, three months later,in May and asked if I would hold the canoe.
Of course. No problem for friends. One odd fact: we had never met until today.
Dave and his wife Maria attended one of my worship services while on their way to Florida. Here is a pic of us together after worship.
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Then they came over to have lunch with my wife Kathy and me. Great time talking as Dave entertained us with crazy stories, especially of his ice boat and his almost miraculous recovery from an encounter with a table saw blade.
We loaded the gear and the canoe. If you look closely you see we had to be creative to keep the front of the canoe from hitting his pick up truck cab. Mmm: aren’t two 2x4’s, a noodle, duct tape and ratchets the ordinary way to strap on a canoe to lift up the front?
Here is a pic of us with the deal done:
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In the coming years we look forward at some point to sharing a boat or a blind.
As far as I’m concerned, Duckboats.net is a far better style of “social media” and a better way to make friends than “liking” someone on Facebook.
Larry
Dave Diefenderfer has been a mainstay on our forum for many years. He and I have enjoyed common ground, like many here, in ducks and in faith.
Three months ago Dave decided to buy my 13’ Grumman canoe that I posted in our classified section. Dave lives in Virginia. I live in South Carolina.
No problem for guys on our forum. Dave would be driving to Florida, three months later,in May and asked if I would hold the canoe.
Of course. No problem for friends. One odd fact: we had never met until today.
Dave and his wife Maria attended one of my worship services while on their way to Florida. Here is a pic of us together after worship.
View attachment IMG_1648.jpg
Then they came over to have lunch with my wife Kathy and me. Great time talking as Dave entertained us with crazy stories, especially of his ice boat and his almost miraculous recovery from an encounter with a table saw blade.
We loaded the gear and the canoe. If you look closely you see we had to be creative to keep the front of the canoe from hitting his pick up truck cab. Mmm: aren’t two 2x4’s, a noodle, duct tape and ratchets the ordinary way to strap on a canoe to lift up the front?
Here is a pic of us with the deal done:
View attachment IMG_1652.JPG
In the coming years we look forward at some point to sharing a boat or a blind.
As far as I’m concerned, Duckboats.net is a far better style of “social media” and a better way to make friends than “liking” someone on Facebook.
Larry