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I know of one tradition you must remember fondly....the ritual of pulling the drian plug on the Puddy-Tat and then taking off to drain off the water that had accumulated.

I remember being with you a few times especially the first and watching the water just disappear. I miss seeing that boat.
BTW does the boat in my avitar look familar? It is the ELBO 1 a 55 Lyman with mid seat streeing that we had with a 25 Evenrude. Later upgraded to a 35.
JS