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After nearly a year and a half since this project started I was finally able to splash the boat this weekend.

The motor fired right up.....once I remembered to put in the kill switch lanyard Thanks Big for the help on that one!

Bigshrimpin met Lisa myself and the kids at a local launch that is protected from the heavy winds we have been experiencing over the past several days. I'm a little superstitious so I had to christen the dam thing before it even touched the water. I did not have the courage to smash the cheap 10 dollar bottle of champagne on my nice new paint job;



I poured a little on the top of the bow;



Then I was told that I had to actually spray the champagne on the hull;



Some celebratory sipping;



A family shot with our "new" 40 year old boat;



The weather was not all that great for boating but Tim and I ran the little skiff up and down the slough a few times. The Yamaha 130 has lots of power. Two guys and 35 gallons of fuel got us nearly 42mph via the gps. The boat turns on a dime and is very stable. Everything is working properly and I cant be happier with the way things have turned out. I have a little tweaking to do with the prop, some upholstery to do yet and maybe a t-top down the road but other then that it's pretty much a done deal.

Before we left I had Tim putt around for some in the water shots;



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