Sweet Boat Fred!
Congratulations

I hear those are quality boats, well built. Best of luck with it.

Maybe one day you'll take me with ya down the islands :D

Are you gonna be around for the plug thingy?

Bruce,

I would enjoy a trip out with you. When the season gets on us we can get together and educate some bass. I had great success with 1 oz Danny's along the South Cape this past June, with many fish actually going airborn on those things.

I have a conflict with a family party being held at my house on Saturday. If it wasn't for the fact that it wouldn't look good for the host not to be present at his own party, I would be at the plug hoe down. I had a great time last year! I was planning on showing off my quick and accurate method of making metal lips. Maybe I will get to posting a how to now that we have a decent digital camera in the house (I got a boat, my wife got a new digital camera, and 256 mb memory card, and a printer, and a card reader, and a case...). I also still owe Bud8fan a plug or two for some of his stainless. His stainless made my Danny's a success.

Fred

Nice rig! You'll enjoy that. I had a chance to visit the Scout factory two years ago. Went down for my former company to do some troubleshooting on an automated drive control. The factory is spotless. A far cry different from my old days working at Boston Whaler. They seem very well made. While I was there, one of their top engineers gave me the royal treatment with an excellent factory tour. They actually invite anyone to come and tour their facility. All boats are hand laid glass and left to cure in the molds instead of yanking them right away. That prevents any distorsion. They just seemed to be a real quality consious company.
Best of luck with it.

:D:cool:
I understand, next time maybe. We'll miss you and Chum and mrpogie.

I'll look forward to getting out sometime when your partner cannot make it, we'll slay them :happy:

I have more steel for you if you need it.

oh man
that was fixable.

:bc:

There is a lot more damage to the engine and hull than is apparent in the photo. She suffered through a Northeaster on the rocks before we were able to salvage her. Fixable yes. Almost anything is fixable. Figure $1,500 - $2,500 for the engine. All new wiring and harnesses, rebuild the carbs, a new alternater and starter. The Skeg was also pretty badly damaged while being washed around on the rocks. The hull will need the deck removed and the center stringer and keel replaced (the center stringer was part of the keel, and the lower half broke off), the bottom and stern were ground through the Gelcoat and into the glass throughout the bottom and into the plywood on the transom. There was a crack along one of the chines. The hull would have had to have been repaired and Awlgripped to get back to where she had been. $5,000. Needless to say, the insurance wouldn't cover that. If you were willing to settle for a partial repair, or willing and able to do the work yourself, for less money you could have something to motor around the harbor. That is not what I wanted. I wanted the motor that started every time no matter how far I was from home, and I wanted that slick and clean center console that I had maintained for 18 years. The person that ended up with the boat is going to patch it up and use it for a work boat around Plymouth Harbor. They have the time and skills to do all the work themselves. I am glad that she will float again rather than be ground up into a land fill.

Scout was rated #2 behind Grady for Customer Satifaction at the Ft Lauderdale boat Show this Year.