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I've got a 16 TDB with a 60 hp jet drive, a '69 Lund Ducker with a matching 9.9 hp Johnson, a 14' Starcraft deep V with a 30 horse Evinrude and a coupla' kayaks for ducks. This rig will be used to drag fish around from just outside the breakers off the island to the banks to the canyons (with buddy boat and a fuel bladder aboard just b/c).

That's the plan, anyway.

Naturally.

She's quite a vessel and the perfect addition to your fleet. I foresee many adventures to come. Congratulations.

I appreciate that a lot, friend. And despite risking being labeled a brown noser, will tell you that I've been a fan of you and your input both here and on AR for a lot of years.

Best backatcha'.

Domo, tomodachi.

The former.

Don't see how that will suck.


And, it's about time!

Who's kidding who??
Fishing? bah!
With Father Time creeping up on Leighton, this boat is merely an upgrade for napping in "proper" facilities.
Sure beats those lowly coolers.



Good luck with the new rig and get some blood on those decks. Ran a Grady for 20 years before I got the Ox.

Congratulations, nice looking boat. Hopefully you will have a lot of good times on that boat.

Leighton, I admire your firm denial of reality.

Seriously, congrats on the nice outfit -- and living large & in charge!

John

Waaaaay cool, KG, but that thing is huge. Hope you have enough left in the budget for all the camo netting it's gonna take to hide that from the quackers.

Enjoy it, my friend.

Congrats KG. Catch alot of fish and.....
















NAPS! with your new boat.

Carry some extra stainless and a floating prop wrench.

But that's a story for another day,.........

Nice to see you bought a good North Carolina boat instead of one of those "whalers."

Congrats on your new GW, she's a nice looking boat.

I'm ready to go fishing when you are bro, I can be there in 12 hours, give or take. lol

Congrats!

There is something about having your own boat, finding your own fish, maintaining the boat et al.

Old Sailors proverb:

No matter how treacherous is the sea, a woman can always be more so.



Great looking rig!! What is she....22-24 offshore? I'm sure she will give you hours of enjoyment. Color me envious!!

Thanks again for the comments, y'all.

Ed, the cabin is damned comfortable, and in between feesh there's going to be many a Z caught inside, no doubt.

DND, she's a 25' Sailfish Sportbridge. OAL with pulpit and engine bracket is around 28'. It's a lot of boat for this swabbie, with a learning curve to be sure, but it can't be much different than paddling a canoe, right?

Spent a solid day's work getting everything squared away and cleaned up and set up the way we like it. Was one of those elusive fun work days. Creepy wx events around the state, however. We went from cloudless, blue skies with bright sun to black sky, with ominous clouds and copious lightning in literally minutes; like 5 minutes. Wild, it was. Then, the creepy part to me, was a negligible wind to what I'd wager was a sustained 60 with HEAVY rain. Lasted less than ten minutes, but I was happy we weren't anywhere other than tied up at the dock. System moved E and N and the skies cleared back up. A couple dozen miles south saw wx that wasn't so innocuous. Hope folks are OK down there.











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Jesus KG, that is three things I shall have to knock off when I visit, your wife's cookbooks, your fishing gear, and your boat.

Well done.

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