Hmmm. Boat anchor huh? *Sigh*. I have one on the line - It's been gone through and is factory stock - I guess that's a problem a lot of times... Folks been in it with the Golden Screwdriver and messed 'em all up - And it is coming with a 40 chan Cobra Cam SSB (also recently refurbished), and what looks to me like a CLR2 antenna - though he swears it is something newer... The whole thing for 400 bucks. I figured to get the CB up right away (to get my ratchet jaw working again), and get my feet wet in Amateur with the Yaesu... Maybe it is too old eh? I thought I would start with what I know...
They're called boatanchors because they're so heavy (and some say because they have tubes.) It's more a nickname for the older radios than anything else.
The problem I see with most of the older Yaesu's (specifically the 101 series) is that CB'ers got their hands on 'em, put in the AM filters and stuck their golden screwdrivers in to max out the audio. What a stupid thing to do to a great old rig.
Fortunately there's alot of good resources on the net on how to restore the radio properly to its factory condition and "de-tune" what the CB'ers did to them. The old Yaesu FT-101's are great rigs. If you get it running right you'll absolutely love it. (I love mine.)
CLR2 Antenna? Wow, haven't heard anyone in YEARS refer to the baby Super Penetrator as the CLR2. You're old school! :-)