LaLeLu was splashed (again) on September 1, 2006 - just in time for the ECSA cruise to Banana River spoil islands. Marine Pro had two guys present for the sea trial (what's this, service after you pay - what a foreign concept!) and everything worked great. The new engine gets us to 8k WOT with at 3000 rpm's. We were actually throwing a wake! After the sea trial, we packed up the boat and headed out to the islands Saturday morning. 24 ECSA boats anchored out for the event. We had a wild storm come through Saturday night, causing two of the boats to drag.
Things calmed down around 9:00 pm and we ran around in our dingy for a bit marveling at the amazing phosphorescene. The dogs enjoyed hanging over the side of the dingy and watching the outlines of the fish as they scurried away from us. The rest of the weekend was calm and beautiful. We had the Vandaveers staying with us on our boat, and the girls had a blast playing in the water and hanging out.
It is such a weight off of our shoulders to have the "break down from hell" behind us. We are looking forward to making up for lost time.
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