I found the fixer up boat that I have been looking for. Sadly even though it is a great and low price, I am not yet financially prepared to buy it. It is a 1990 Maxum 2100 LDR (21' V bottom) with a trailer. I was about to post a picture of it here but it looks like the craigslist entry expired, so I can't. I hope the guy still has it in a couple of months.

I was pushed over the edge on wanting the boat, when this past weekend (what an amazing weekend of weather, 70 degrees at the end of November, WOW) my father-in-law's boat broke down on us for the 4th time since July of this year. It's an old pontoon and don't get me wrong I am very thankful for him letting us use it as our own, but I think it is time to put it out to pasture (we won't actually do that with the boat, though that's what many people actually do with old boats in Missouri). It's looking like it will be impossible to fix until spring, so while I have been really enjoying cold weather boating, alas no more for this fall/winter/early spring. I guess it is back to fishing strictly off of the dock.

If anyone would like to contribute to my boat fund please don't hesitate to let me know. :$)