B.Gray, congrats. on your purchase, I hope you get as much pleasure and excitement out of your drift boat as I do mine. You are making a good call by collecting info. and advice before floating. We usually hear about those who don't, and some these stories are sad, especially when there are injuries or loss of life. Neale Streeks has written an excellent book on the subject called "Drift Boat Strategies" I have garnered some very usefull info. from this book and highly recomend it. I got mine through amazon.com,took three days after ordering-I was impressed. GOOD LUCK !

[This message has been edited by sebastian (edited 07-15-99).]