All back together/OI report

[HIT N RUN]

Most people only get one shakedown trip a year. Way to go on the fish. Thats definitely a fast repower. Did you rebuild? If so, what machine shop did you use? That's awesome.

No, I couldn't. Too much damage. I just ordered up a long block from Cummins Chesapeake & swaped out the exterior stuff. We did it last weekend 7-8th in Wanchese. The old/ (only 600 hrs) block went back for the core. Actually, it was a pretty easy job except we picked a 100 degree direct sun weekend with the thick smoke to add in for stripping down the old & switching over to the new which about killed Bert, Joey, my brother (John) & I. Next time I do a Wanchese wrench fest I hope it will be in the winter.

I brought it back up the sound last Mon morning & then finished up the small stuff & the electronics this past Fri. Yeah it was a super fast turnaround. Tod & Teresa @ Broad Creek couldn't believe we were out of there in 2 weekends.

Anyways, thanks again to everyone who made this possible. You all are AWESOME FRIENDS

[surferbill]

Good job Bill. Glad to see you back out there so fast.

[reelguy]

good to see you back on the water. i was on the albemarle that was near you in the afternoon. we were hooked to a bigeye for over an hour.....we didn't weight it but must have been around 170, what a pig...we released a blue marlin in the morning around 250lbs. 3 yft and a few dolphin rounded out our day.
tight lines,
joey

[Fishboy OV8]

good to see you back on the water. i was on the albemarle that was near you in the afternoon. we were hooked to a bigeye for over an hour.....we didn't weight it but must have been around 170, what a pig...we released a blue marlin in the morning around 250lbs. 3 yft and a few dolphin rounded out our day.
tight lines,
joey

Big Eye's Rule....... we all kept an eye on you and we decided you must be fightin' an EYE..... glad you got that pig . I thought about calling you but couldn't remember your boat name. We saw a big Blue chasing a chicken Dolphin around in circles and leaping clear out of the water for a good 3-4 minutes and even had a chance to get the spread all around her but she couldn't take her eye off that chicken.......... 15 minutes later a charter hooked and landed a blue in the same area...... that was a cool scene.

[juggernaut]

Bill, That's Getting Back In The Game Quick. I Knew You Would Be On It. Nice Catch. Calvin

[hd232]

Great trip as always Bill. Fancy was running great with here new engine. All your hard work paid off.

[jengel]

Been waiting to read that report since you went down...THAT is dedication!! Glad to see you back on the water and fishing once again...

[Shady Grady]

Congrats Bill

I am glad to see you back up and running
BTW...The house looks great

Jack