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Last week we had two charter captains from northeast Florida come up for demo rides. Funny thing is that they were independent of each other!

First gent was from Amelia Island on the GA/FL border - recently retired from the corporate world he will be starting his charter business and hopes to fucus on disabled and handicapped fishermen. Gent spent two days here and we rammed around the bay mostly in fog and hot weather! We will be modifying the boat to enable a wheelchair bound fisherman the security and room to fish on a V26HT.

An hour after the first gent left the second charter Captain arrived from Jacksonville, FL with his youthful father in-tow. As we first met and were getting to know each other a friend/customer arrived from Indiana to pick-up his new V23HT! (busy time!)

So...the guy picking up his boat, along with his friend, the charter captain and his father, and I all get in the new boat and head out (see pictures below.)

Great afternoon on the water - seals, porpoises and even an ocean sunfish.

Finished the day with a lobster dinner with these 4 guys - a truly great day (this is work?)..

The charter captain is named Captain Dave Sipler and he has now bought a V26CC for his business - you can see his website at: www.captdaves.com (clickable link below).

I can't begin to tell you how rewarding and enjoyable all of this was - great guys who love boats, love fishing. I'm very, very lucky.



Jay and Indiana on the bow.
Jay and Indiana on the bow.

Captain Dave, his dad and Indiana.
Captain Dave, his dad and Indiana.

Jay and Captain Dave yakking.
Jay and Captain Dave yakking.

Ocean Sunfish
Ocean Sunfish

Docked for lunch
Docked for lunch

Visiting Rippleffect's two boats
Visiting Rippleffect's two boats

Indiana's new boat
Indiana's new boat

Hauling Indiana's boat
Hauling Indiana's boat






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