THANKS

[OTTERLY COOL]

TO all of you who replied - THANKS. I'm really looking forward to working on OTTERLY COOL and now I know where I can get help AND sympathy.

Thought you'd like to know - I fish out of Montauk Point, New York a lot- I have a client who owns one of the party boats (Marlin VI - terrific boat and captain if you are ever in the area). Any way, there are many, many high priced rigs out there, including plenty of contenders, regulators and new seacrafts (I guess they're really expensive Makos). There are also several older 23's around - and they go where the new one's can't go. I really enjoy seeing those older seacrafts out with us while the other guys are hugging the beach. Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating being careless or foolish - we all have to realize the limits of our boats. But it does make me feel good to know those $75-90,000 rigs seem to be just a little less boat than the older ones.

Again, thanks for the replies and I look forward to lots more communication.