my hubby and my brother who has been gone now for years, used to go looking for a boat to fish in. they haunted all the yard sales in town, read all the adds in the local papers and searched though all the notes on the for sales boards at the local grociery stores looking for a boat they could afford. well low and behold one sat afternoon in the summer of heck if i know what year they finally found a two man dingy they could afford. they were like little children with their new find . had to drag it around in a truck and show it off to everyone they could think of before they took it out on its maiden voyage at the shrine of st theresas, some 20 odd miles or so out the road. hubby was in his thirties then making my brother about the same age ,he was two years older then him. anyway, off they went on a nice sunny day to play in the ocean. time goes on evening comes and here come the two of them back home no dingy in tow. " where is your dingy i ask?" well here is what i got told. they took it out launched it got in. paddled out as far as they pleased and sat back fishing poles in hand to enjoy the moment and the possible fish they would catch and bring home to cook, smoke or what ever they choose. only the dingy had a leak and they did'nt know it. wasnt to long and their feet were getting wet from the water coming into the tiny boat. they took out their trusty cans and began to bail and then once they thought they had all the water out, back to fishing they went. more time goes by and more water arrives inside there tiny boat and out ocmes the cans again. but this time the water rushes in at a higher rate of speed. now its up to the seats and their britches are soaked , as well as their shoes and gear. it was hopless the dingy was sinking fast with them in it. well they bailed fast dove in the cold alaskan water and swam for shore. ok not to bad except that when they finished there tail of wow the next thing out of there mouths was they both had lost there wallets in the sinking of their boat . and in those wallets were their pay cks they had'nt yet cashed. dang it all anyway took us some time to get them re-issued and made for a rather tough month for my brother financially and of course needless to say they never bought a bargin boat again ever LOL