Jerry and Dottie Gilkeson
We have been married almost 50 years,
Three Daughters, 5 Grandsons, and 1 Granddaughter.
Over 50 years we have been involved with many things CB Radio, Ham Radio I’m N0AFH, Dottie is N0BUA, Drag racing in the 60s and 70s
Our passion is politics. Dottie is a member of the DFL Woman’s Hall of Fame, and we have worked on many campaigns.
Many Street Machines., and now we have a 48 Plymouth, and 68 Impala
In the mid 90s we got our first boat, a 1963 Glasspar Seafair Sunliner, it had a Buick V6 and munci gearworks, outdrive.
I’m going to put a GM (OMC stringer Mount 3800) in it While I was trying to get info on the Glasspar I found out people actually rebuilt old boats and showed them, So we went looking and found a 1958 Glastron Fireflite. It was in Grand Merias, It was $350 and came wit trees.
Did a little paint (lace) and a new motor and - - -
We got involved with the CGOA sight, and in the late 90s we started the CGOAMN Group and having meets. Big Sandy – ’99, 2000. Lake Marion 2002.
2 years at Little Falls
We have had several boats we have sold. A 57 Larson All American That was in the Cohen Bros Movie “a serious man”
In Dec 2003 we went to California and picked up a ’59 Classic Barricuda (it was free)
I got side tracked but I.m working on it again.
I picked up a ’63 Winner for a fishing boat and to tow the kids around with. (free again)
Then in 2011 Ol’ Red had a GT160 he had started on and said I could have it if we came to Oklahoma City and picked it up. (yep free) Had to do a little work on it.
Well that’s the short story of Me and my Boat
Jerry