No Excuse

Questions about boat repairs with our resins and fiberglass: hull patches, transoms and stringers, foam, rot etc.
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Great to see “No Excuse” up and running again!
I agree on the spray rails, that boat is literally wetter than my XF-20. I about drowned in it at Boca Grande.
That said, I’d nix temporary spray rails. Your son is plenty tough enough to handle a weekend of spray at the cape. 8)
Good luck on the trip, wish I could go this year…
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Yep, definitely need to add the spray rails. :lol:

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Pics to come (I did not take a single one) but No Excuse made about a 70 mile trip this week in southwestern Everglades National Park hauling 3 men and too much gear out to Cape Sable and beyond.

Clara smoked her in a 1/4 mile race. 8) The hydraulic jack plate and a 4 blade prop were cheating...
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cape man wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 7:20 am Pics to come (I did not take a single one) but No Excuse made about a 70 mile trip this week in southwestern Everglades National Park hauling 3 men and too much gear out to Cape Sable and beyond.

Clara smoked her in a 1/4 mile race. 8) The hydraulic jack plate and a 4 blade prop were cheating...
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Must have been really neat to have them both out running together.
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There was a couple of very warm feelings watching the son and his friends taking her out for an adventure and seeing the two boats anchored together. I'm very glad we did this even though I already don't use the boats I own enough. I have been thinking of "Cracker" Larry Teuton too much though... 8)

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You knew from the start that every time you looked at the boat you would think of Larry. But the fact that your friend Larry was the driving reason you went and got the boat. Two sides of the same coin but it is a good coin.
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No Excuse on Cape Sable
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1/4 mile race results....

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The two girls resting on the beach.
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Found one of her running out with a load.
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Looks like Clara is running much flatter with less rooster tail than NoExcuse. What is your best guess for this?
Pictures are great! Hope you had a great time. Weather looked a little better than my -10 this morning.
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