Thanks for all the information. I had been told many times that a boat is a whole in the water where you put your money. Hopefully this one can be band aided together to spend a few hours on one of the tiny bodies of water in Southern Colorado on blue birds days until it gets cold this year.

We are going to take it out for shake down cruise, just he and I. I want to run it with the engine cover off. There is no water in it or sign that it has been water logged. It just made a trip our from Wisconsin so it has had time to dry out.

We will see. Ya gotta be cautiously optimistic or you'll never do anything. right?

I just got an inReach so I can text the Campfire one last time if it all goes south. Should be good for a few well deserved "I told ya so!"s.
I'll take lots of pictures.


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