[bigeasy1]

Yeah,he told me you were in. Joe is a great guy,I met him about 30 years ago when I was restoring an old molded plywood boat.Back then the resin of choice was polyester.He taught me the basics,and from time to to I'd stop in to see him,and shoot the breeze,eventually becoming good friends.
He's probably one of the most modest and honest people I know.I've seen him spend up to an hour on the phone with customers giving them lessons on fiberglassing. He is a boat nut for sure.He has the patience of a saint.
He's also the person responsible for me getting a seacraft,I would always complain how those steep close wave patterns on the Great lakes were like being in a washing machine,bang,bang,bang,There were so many times that we'd get blown off.

He said to me, "You need to get yourself a Seacraft".

Hell, I never heard of them,but it turned out to be the best advice ever.We still get blown off,but I feel a whole lot safer in the Seacraft when I have to make a 10 to 30 mile trip back to the dock when its nasty.Whats even nicer is when a guy in a 28' Baha Cruisers(not Baja) asked me how fast I was going when I passed him in those conditions.

I like to joke with Joe Merton about his collection,too many boats way to little time.Did he show you the nice Cummins diesel he did over,to replace the Volvo thats in his Lobster boat?

Looks like you have plenty of boat work going on yourself,good luck with it.
I'd love to do over another Seacraft,but at my age and the work involved I don't see it happening.I'm sitting home recuperating from disc replacement surgery.Talk about feeling like an animal in a cage.I cant wait for spring,my days of enoying winter are long gone.