First for the 'sirens of the sea', which we Floridians call the manatees. Our 36 is fat, slow, and very friendly, just like the local manatees. Fat, compared to our last boat, a trailerable 23x8. Slow, is relative, as we had to have 5 feet chopped off the mast to fit under the local Northern Gulf Coast bridges. Friendly, as we're the largest boat of our family of friends and there for the party boat of any raft-up.

Second reason is for Homer's 'sirens' calling sailors to their doom on the rocks.My wife and dauther were begging for a bigger boat and me claiming we'd go broke and end up on the "rocks'. They charmed me into it! I thank them for their support!

Third reason is I'm a Professional Firefighter(27 years). Our first boat was the FIRE ESCAPE and to keep the theme...SIRENS. Our RIB inflatable is the EXTINGUISHER!

- Trish and Richard VanGuilder