Boating. SO and I have the boating fever. We love going boating, we love buying, selling, fixing, and parting out boats. We just love boats. Our hobby started last year during an extensive fight. On one of these days, SO came home with a boat. A 16 foot, baby blue, Cobia Sportster. I, of course, was not happy about it. I was not too thrilled about the financial side of it. Once the fight dwindled down, he talked me into at least trying it out for a bit. So, a few days later, we packed enough stuff for an excursion through the Sahara into this little boat, threw the kid in the truck, and took off for the local lake. At first, I was very unsure about being on a boat. Stepping into the boat caused it to wobble on the water, and I had not yet gained my "sea legs." However, it didn't take long for the love of boating to infect and consume me. We took that boat out as often as we could. Taking it a step further, we started finding old boats sitting in farmers' fields. SO and friend would stop and ask about these boats, and either the owners would tell them to just take it or sell it to us for cheap. Our friend as plenty of property for us to put these boats on, so we continue collecting them from wherever they pop up. Our current boat is a 1980 Century Cortez 300, a 32 foot cabin cruiser. The cabin is huge, perfect for the kids. We are currently working and assessing the condition of the motors. Sadly, it is the end of the season, so we won't be able to take it out yet. We'll find and/or modify a trailer to put under it, so we can move it closer to us in preparation of refitting during the winter.