Alright, I know it's kind of a stupid thing to get excited for, but I was doing the contortionist thing and crawled up under the dash into the bow of my 76 X-18 today. I saw something that was out of place, kinda jammed down port side between the ski locker section and the hull. Pulled it out thinking it was my paddle and that I had just put it on the wrong side in the fall, until I flipped it over. I know, it's just a paddle but I believe it's original to the boat, and in pretty damn good shape.
Time to look for more goodies...