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I miss my old boat too.... beer When I moved across state to Port Angeles, my needs changed. I kept that boat for one year here. I used it in the strait and even as far out as swiftsure bank! My friends called it the death plank, probably for minimal freeboard I suspect. (It looked like it would take in water on a calm day!) eek It was so low to the water (basically an 18ft jon boat) I actually had a sockeye at lake washington jump in and then bounce out of it.... the fish wasn't even hooked. That right there told me I had a special boat! My wife "forced" me to sell it and but a new boat (twist my arm!) Some guide in Alaska bought it! I know his clients are happy. I had hundreds of ducks, smallmouth, steelies, salmon, and even 2 deer in that boat. I miss her..... cry