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I drove the 30 miles inland on icy roads to my workshop in the country,trudged through waist high snow to open the garage door. First thing I did was walk around both Whalers to make sure nobody broke in and damaged them over the winter. All good, so checked out the 1968 custom Nauset and made a mental note to re-wire a new bilge pump in the tunnel. Then walked around the 1964 Sakonnett that got a new paint job last Spring. After promising myself to finish the restore this summer, and to then start checking out E-tec's for her re-power I headed home to shovel the driveway,yet again! On the way home decided to never spend another winter in Michigan (although that may involve a big cardboard box home under a bridge in South Florida).
Hope everyone here has a safe boating season this year. Chris