I go out to the boat yesterday, you know real proud I talked to Buzzy and Jackb and read on the internet what is wrong with my boat motor, feeling real good, ,,, yep real good, kkkk then it happened, I was going to check the Lowrance out and download some pictures, but it would not come on, crap,,,, so checked fuse blown,,,,no big deal replace same, pop blew again, well started trouble shooting and found a bunch of wire eat up, and chewed into, and reel chewed up line eat up, big ole rat or mouse I guess so last two days I been pulling wire,and cussin rats, big brown ones, pulled wire till my little danty hands are swole up and sore as all get out.

now it is 10 am and I got all working but the bilge pump. it is automatic and the wire is under the plate below the batteries, well got the winch out and pulled the batteries out and ready to check the bilge pump, but think I will sit in the easy chair and rest a bit, been up since 6ish and don't like it, the getting up at 6 I mean..... maby put it all back togather this evening. stupid rats..... choot em lizibith chootem