Soundings

MJM 50z

Enos Throop was wandering his parents’ property on Long Island, New York, right after Hurricane Carol in 1954. He came upon a rowboat, washed up on shore. Claiming salvage rights, he took possession and named the dinghy Termite. So started a lifelong love of boats and boating.

“My dad got me a 3-horsepower Johnson,” says Throop, a retired investment manager living in St. Michaels, Maryland. “That was my ticket to freedom and independence as a young kid.”

Soon, his father bought a Lyman skiff with

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Soundings

Soundings3 min read
Best Boating Apps
I’ve been cruising for 30 years, and in that time technology has made navigation exponentially easier and safer. There are some excellent apps out there, including some that can be used to control an onboard autopilot with a mobile phone or smartwatc
Soundings2 min read
Maternal Instinct
While scrolling through Instagram recently, I found some good posts by The Boat Mom, or Paula Sleiman. She’s the mother of 3-year-old Kai, and the owner of two 21-foot Nautiques. She drives the version with a direct-drive inboard; her husband, Dusty
Soundings4 min read
Pursuit DC 306
On any sunny summer weekend you’ll find groups of boaters beached, rafted up or anchored alongside sandbars. From Tice’s Shoals in New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay to Peanut Island in Florida’s Palm Beaches, and at hundreds of spots in between, the fascinat

Related