Kokomo

[burrman]

SUBJECT: 1985 2855 Contessa

YEAR: 1885
MODEL: Contessa
CODE: 2850 or 2855 not sure
FAMILY NAME: Contessa
TYPE: Express Cruiser
LOA: 31’9”
WEIGHT: 6500-7000 lbs
POWER: Volvo Penta 570
DRIVE: 280 I think with a DP conversion

COLOR: not so Bright White (1985) Blue Stripe
MODEL YEAR SIMILARITIES: 1986, 1987
MODEL YEAR CHANGES: ???

FEATURES: all the stock stuff plus Raytheon 24 mile Radar and Garmin 172c chart plotter
ACCOMODATIONS: Drinks 17 (yes we have had 17 people on board at one time) eats 8, sleeps 2
COMMENTS: We Love the boat. It’s our first power boat. We named it “Kokomo” after the beach Boys song of the same name. I grew up with the Beach Boys there is a line in that song that describes our feeling about the boat. “A place to go to get away from it all”
LOCATION: Tacoma, Washington

[Tedster]

Burr, I may have told you how I named my boat Jaruba, but if I didn't here goes. I also grew up with the Beach Boys and loved the Kokomo song and as you recall there is a line that says...."we'll get there fast and then we will take it slow" so I knew it was a perfect way of descibing us and how we boat. Then I somehow knew I would know you someday,.....so I named it JA...RU....BA after JAmaica, ARUba, BAhama that is also in the songs words, instead of Kokomo. Cool?!

[burrman]

Ted,
I do remember you told us that story about your boat name when we met you on your boat 3 years ago. We were doing a BB Charter out of Anacotis and came to see you at edmonds before the cruise. It was good to meet you and now that we are Washington State residents I'm sure we will meet up somewhere in the sound.

[Tedster]

.....yes, or maybe here at the lake to buy your bigger boat!