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Roughly the same size as my home water. I don't know what kind of boat traffic your lake gets. My home water is the busiest inland waterway, per acre, in the US. The reason I bring this up is it can get rough out where I fish. It's a shallow body of water. Shallow water is affected more by wind than deep water. Compound that with the wake boats and pleasure boats, it can get rough. We have an area called the "washtub" and another called "suicide alley". On my home water a 20 footer or larger is the way to go. I ran a 17 footer out there for years and when I moved up to a 20 footer, the difference was like night and day.

Sailflow is pretty accurate for wind and weather.

A boat can never have too many cupholders.

I drove a Yammie last summer with electronic throttle. Takes some getting used to if you've had cable throttle.

@bulldog1935 I'm not into bikes but I like the look of the "wood" fenders/splashguards

Tomorrow starts "National park week". Admission should be free all week

Another new one. Starts a bit spicy and you can taste the rye. It mellows off in the end. Probably one and done for me. A lot better bourbons at the same price point.

I've been on both ends of a tow rope but never ran into anyone in danger of hypothermia or drowning.

Congrats on the retirement

If I have $30k to buy a boat, I would buy the safest and most fishable boat for the body of water I fish most, at that price point. Buying used might be a better option. $30K on a 500 acre lake will be a different boat than $30K on a 50,000 acre lake which will be a different $30K on the Great Lakes.

Price should be at the bottom of your priority list.

I thought that was what retirement was. I've got 10 years before I hang it up. I want to be in suspended animation.

They have pills for that.

Yes, the theory being strengthen the good muscles and that would help overcome the issues with the bad. The problem is the shoulder is the most complicated joint in the body. I've also torn one or more of the muscles off again and I refuse to go thru another surgery. The recovery was horrible.

5 bucks https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-rod-tip-repair-kit

All I know is I have a long scar on my back and a bunch of holes drilled in my shoulder blade where they sutured the muscles back on. The surgery stabilized my shoulder and aligned it back where it was supposed to be. I've probably got 60% range of motion and maybe 40% strength. The arm still fatigues very quickly and I do baby it. I think I already mentioned I tore something again a few years back. Most people's arms swing when they walk. My left arm just hangs to my side. It looks much better now almost 10 years post op

Had the avatar before the injury. How do you explain that? LOL There's a little Al Bundy in all of us. Some more than others.

I don't see the resemblance.

Get a pair of side cutters

I completely agree. I went around for a few years looking for a doctor that could figure out what was wrong with my shoulder. I had already had 2 surgeries and was still having problems. The doc that did the 2 surgeries is a shoulder specialist with a great reputation and works with some of the professional sports teams in Chicago. Both surgeries he performed were in the ball joint. He was honest with me and said he didn't know why i was still having issues. I saw 2 different neurologists to see if the problems were associated with my spine. They found nothing after doing numerous tests. I went thru pain management therapy getting injections in my neck and they wanted to burn the nerves that were causing my headaches. No solution for the loss of dexterity in my hand and strength in my left arm. Well, I was deemed legally disabled and now fired from work after 2 years of being on workmans comp. I started looking for other opinions. Had another doc want to do a bicep tenodesis. I ran that by my shoulder doc and he said "I can do that surgery but it won't fix your problems." I brought the topic of my shoulder up on another forum and someone said "I know what's wrong with you" and gave me the name of a shoulder doc in KY. I did a phone consultation and drove to Louisville. I wasn't in the office more than 5 minutes and was diagnosed that I tore my trapezoids and rhomboids off my shoulder blade. He was the doctor who originally discovered this problem and pioneered the surgery. I was patient 300 or so in the country that had the surgery. Because I was part of research, the cost of the surgery was almost completely waived as long as I agreed to keep in contact for 3 years after the surgery. My doc and physical therapist in Chicago did all the follow up work. Had I not had the surgery I would have put a bullet in my head. That's the honest truth. While the pain and discomfort I have now is nothing close compared to pre-op, it's annoying.

Go for it. SI is nice on the bow.