Cape Man's Dory

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Friday the wife said "we need to go out in the boat". Who am I to argue with that! Put in towards the mouth of the Alafia River around 8 am. Caught a couple lady fish as we headed north towards Tampa. Thankfully they came off before they hit the boat.

Ran through downtown and up the Hillsborough river. Chilling with a Pina Colada at a place on the river...
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Oh yeah...last trip was a week in the Keys where we covered a LOT of territory. This morning she took 14.6 gallons of fuel.
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Am jealous some. Too mamy things to finish before freezing here and my back took the day/week? Off.

Might try to sand and paint the helm bumpout today is all. ?
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Thanks for the latest instalment of your Clara adventures. Great way to bust open a day. :D

Back in June you posted:
cape man wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:04 am I promise to keep posting our adventures when I can. As stated many times before I believe the building part is just the beginning, and I wish more folks would keep us all informed of the life of their boats afterwards.

Well said, and thanks for delivering. :D
Currently building Jacques Mertens ST21 "Skinnydip". Boating adventures: Splash testing and using 'Skinnydip, as a basis of further building refinement; Adams 44’ sailing sloop "Great Sandy" (cruising and maintaining); Iain Oughtred Feather Pram "Mini Dip" (building); Jacques Mertens R13 "Wood Duck" (built and due for maintenance).

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Nice trip Cape Man!!! She is looking great!!!! Jeff

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WOT with the two of us and gear (two coolers and a tackle box that carries way too much lead)...32 mph. Too fast for a flat bottom OD18. :roll:
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She turned all the heads on the plastic and aluminum boats...
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cape man wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:29 pm She turned all the heads on the plastic and aluminum boats...
i'll bet she did. :D

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A day on the bay...
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Nice Cape Man!!!! Jeff

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