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So yesterday afternoon I am in the office going through trip sheets and collects from the weekend, when I get a call on my private office line, and its my sister in law. NEVER does she call me on this line. I start to panic and I ask if everything is OK. Shes home alone, my brother left yesterday morning for a business trip, and she has her one a half year old home and she is also 2 months pregnant.

She tells me everything is good, but Jacob keeps saying boat boat boat boat and would giggle after wards. So she asked if I had a hectic day or if I had time to take Jacob on the boat this afternoon.

Well, thats all the motivation I needed on a 90 degree day to get out on the water. So I traded my shirt and tie for a T-shirt and a pair of shorts, and off we went. I beached the small boat, and Jacob had a blast. He splashed in the water and had a great time. Good thing his mother brought some dry clothes!

I have a feeling in a few years the SS Comfortably Numb will be Jacobs first boat. I have no problem with that, hes a good kid, and LOVES the water

In the canal on the way out to the bay
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In the canal on the way back to the house. Looks pretty comfortable on a boat huh..Legs crossed and all
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It really doesnt get any better then that.

And it certainly beats working. I NEVER leave in the middle of the day, but that nephew of mine, I cant say no to him
 
You're a good man, the boy will remember this a lifetime.
 
It just doesn't get any better.... makes all the work we put into our boats, worthwhile.
 
Awesome time.

Be careful though, that is how it all starts. Next he will want his own inflatable, and at first 5HP will be fine. Then, they will want a RIB with its own console and 30HP. Trust me, I know.
 
If I have to spoil the kid with a dinghy or upgrading him to something larger, fine by me. As long as he appreciates it and doesnt abuse the powers of being able to run a boat.

Cam, youre totally right. I just got done dumping over 5grand into this center console. If it lasts long enough for little Jacob to own it and use it, itll be my pleasure to hand it down to him. Ill even pay the gas and maintenance for the little booger
 
i had a day like that w my daughter. we hoped and prayed that she would be a water rat. she took to the water like a fish. here she is holding a clam i just dug up.i made some chowder and baked clams afterward. she ate it all.
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