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Old 06-16-2025 | 01:42 PM
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Most excellent!
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Old 06-16-2025 | 03:28 PM
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so cool.
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Old 06-16-2025 | 11:48 PM
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Congrats that's a pretty successful first water test! You should be very proud! Thanks for sharing!
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Old 06-17-2025 | 09:20 AM
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That's awesome! Amazing work
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Old 06-17-2025 | 10:23 AM
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Its great to see your creativity come to fruition...... excellent work....
cannot wait to see your little helper at the helm.........
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Old 06-17-2025 | 05:31 PM
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Love it!

I always do that to celebrate as well.

Beer and cigar both always taste great after a huge project!

Although I spell cigar ….., “SEAGAR”.
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Boat is on water! It happened last friday just like it should.


Happy me smoking first cigar and drink first beer on Fountain after first drive.



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Old 06-18-2025 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ksalmine
there are few problems that have to must be solved and made to work correctly, we drive boat just it's home dock. Hydraulics, engine breather and raw water pipe leak have to make changes.
That should make for some great summer reading!

Thank you for sharing your work so far.
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Old 06-18-2025 | 09:57 AM
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Congrats! Amazing work - look forward to seeing her at cruising speeds and curious what the performance and fuel burn will be.
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Old 06-18-2025 | 11:49 AM
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Fuel consumption will be huge.
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Old 06-18-2025 | 11:51 AM
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Congratulations !!
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