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Yeah Don,
I should have bolted things down that morning...The down-rigger, the kicker, the premix for the kicker, etc.

But today wasn't bad for being 15 miles inland. Starting to feel guilty about this boat. Trying to find a nut lock socket for the stern drive I found a Ziploc bag with a canvas in it. I says to myself, "Self, that must be a poncho or some old school foulies." I opened it to find a white cross shaped canvas and says to myself, "WTF?" Then I smiles like Huck Finn playin' hooky:
http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/...yscreen004.jpg

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Quit smiling and get that beast in the water...vested interest you know :D

You hold off any longer and I will beat you to the sea trial. :eek:

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Everything is so just "very cool" on your 21.....the mild steel bolts rusting, the homemade items, the old steering wheel, dash panel, seats. Reminds me of my Dad's first boat when I was just a kid, I know a long time ago - a very long time ago, I thought it was the neatest boat ever built. Had so much fun on that boat, when it would run.........

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Sour grapes, Don, sour grapes.

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How true!! It's amazing how far outboards have come in power, size and dependability over the years. The old 50hp Johnson we had was the size of a new 150 hp and would run only when it was in a good mood.....heck it even had an emergency starter rope, for a V4?? I can remember many times while water skiing behing the boat it would run out of gas and we would have to change the 6 gallon tanks. Concrete boat ramps?? No way, half the fun was trying to launch and reload the boat without getting stuck in the dirt. That always provided some really good Mom and Dad blow ups! Good memories.