The Hardy Boys bring back some great memories. I think I read every single one of the books (there were about 80 or so when I was a kid). I could only check out 3 per week from the library, and I'd have those three read by the third day. Those four days until I could get the next three were torture! :)
What was the name of thei boat?
Those were among the first books I ever read. Helped instill in me a lifetime habit of reading. Around the same time, there was a series called The Happy Hollisters which were the very first books I ever read on my own so they have special meaning to me, even though they are very sappy. I found a few on E-bay and got them for my kids to read.
Both my sons now read as much as I did when I was their age. I consider that my proudest achievement of a parent.