D5, May 2020, Parkrat

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D5, May 2020, Parkrat

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Well, finally finished the D5 except for misc items and paint. We have been using it a lot and stayed out Monday night. Ran around a few islands on it. That little Suzuki 2.5hp just sips gas. We will most likely paint it this winter and use it the rest of the summer. It tows very well behind the boat. Guess we are officially a boat builder :D We are starting work on the FS17 again. Here are some pics:

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Beautiful D5!!! Great photos and location!!! Jeff

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Thanks Jeff!

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Yes, very good looking little boat.
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Nice.

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Awesome stuff buddy

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Nice little D5 Parkrat, keep forgetting to check this section, so sorry for the late reply. Enjoy the rest of the summer. :D

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She is officially complete! Dragged her back in this winter and painted.. Used Pettit ezpoxy platinum silver, semi gloss white and non skip for the floor

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That turned out very nice! Looks like a nice place to keep it also :wink:
FS17 would be a perfect next build :D

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Sweet. I tried to take my D5 sailing last week, but there was so little wind, I ended up taking down the rig in the middle of the lake and rowing back.

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