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Yesterday about noon, my son hit me with this:  That boat of yours sucks.  I hate that boat of yours.  It always breaks down.  Why don't you get rid of the boat?  I hate that boat.  You see where this is going, right?

Can we go fishing in the boat?

Today's adventure has involved fix-a-flat, a trip to Henderson's for a wheel bearing dust cover and a stud for the tire.  It's shop-vac'd out and just needs a few screws replaced and it'll be good enough to go.  I went through the motor as best I could last year.  At least the lower end won't be leaking gear oil.

This morning I had about an hour to work on it.  I added another can of fix-a-flat to the tire.  That usually lasts about a month.  I fixed some other stuff on it and vacuumed it out.  It still needs a few screws put back in it to hold the seats down, but that's a five minute task.  Other than that and re-installing the motor, we should be ready to go.

If the weather cooperates.




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