well it's been 6 weeks and i am just about finished with my boat repairs. had some leaks when i had to drag it on a concrete ramp last fall. so with the changing patterens i deciced to fix her back up again. had my trolling motor fixed at de-shields and the only thing left is the painting of the bottom hull from my repairs. paint should be here tomorrow. i know the boat is old [43 yeras] but it still has plenty of years left in here. now i just need to get back to fishing. tite lines JIM.B