I'm glad I missed this thread till now. I grew up running around Clear Lake on Galveston Bay. My grandfather and his 4 brothers were all tug captains. Tugs they built in the the 40's and 50's are still towing on the Mississippi. I spent years rebuilding and sailing a 1967 Pearson. Finally ridded myself of that nonsense 20 years ago by moving inland. Have been resisting the urge to get a trailer boat as I have plenty of yard art already.