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Again this week the trips I had scheduled fell victim to bad weather in the big front that came through late in the week. So, there are no trips to report.
The good news is that I took delivery of my new Talon F-16 on Wednesday, and to Talon's credit, the boat is perfect. Everything works as designed, and the fit and finish are just beautiful. My old Yamaha developed a false horn that would come on with the key, and Talon had that disabled.
I put the boat in the water Thursday in the wind and rain, just long enough to make sure the engine was indeed going to run properly under load. I had a very good young mechanic named Josh Rackay come to my home and quickly determined that the oil bypass switch was the culprit. Fortunately, I had a spare laying around. I launched her again Saturday morning, again in wind and rain, but I could see on the radar the front was about passed us. I ran her for several hours. The boat ran perfectly, and the only thing that I could see that might need changing is the prop. The 20 pitch Turbo four blade prop was too much prop, and the motor couldn't pull proper RPM at full throttle. I replaced it with an 18 pitch that night, which turned out to be just about perfect.
Barring unforeseen weather events, I will be getting very busy in another week or so. Then we can get back to writing descent fishing reports.
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The downturn in business because of the slow economy, and now further because of the tragedy of September 11, has had me and some of my friends brainstorming how we can generate trips, generate cash flow, and therefore stay in business through the tough times we have ahead of us. Here are the first two ideas I will put forward. First, since December and January are normally my only slow months of the year, I am fearful of just how slow they could be this year. I am going to roll back the cost of my half day trip to last year's rate of $325 for anyone booking in December and January. Further, if you would like to prepay your trip, no matter when you have it booked, either in lump sum, or in three or four installments, I will discount the trip by $25. Your trip must be paid at least a month in advance to earn the discount. With the market in such a slump and interest rates still declining, that's a much better return on your trip fee than leaving it in the bank until trip time.
So, come on folks. It's time to get out and enjoy your favorite pastime, in your favorite vacation destination. Let's show Osama Bin Lunatic that he can't beat us with economic terrorism, either.
I have now posted the final thumbnailed pictures on the Talon Page of this website, for those interested in seeing how one of these jewels goes together.
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