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Hi Friends,
I'm sending you this because I consider you friends and either you have been or will be on my boat (which I will call our boat) at some point. I'm not posting this in FB and I debated even starting this because this is a first world problem and there's many better causes out there. I don't really want this posted publicly as I really don't want some of these crazies asking to come out on our boat all the time and like I said I don't wanna beg for the money.
Anyway a few weeks ago while out on an awesome excursion our boat broke down and and we had to get towed in, no big deal. Well after taking a look at the problem the part costs about $150 to replace. Unfortunately to replace that part they have to remove the entire engine to do so. That's when things got a little out of hand. There were some previous issues found and now that the engine is out, it is time to fix them. I have photos of some of the parts that are being replaced and I'll post updates and invoices on here so that you can all see. The work has already started and parts have been ordered, it should only be a couple weeks before we get back out.
At this point my mechanic is telling me I'm up to $2500 for parts and labor. On top of this I want to fix the interior and stereo in time for summer. Now I know this is a crazy amount of money and it's what I got myself into with a boat (which by the way I don't regret for a minute!) but I thought I might give this a try. I figured if I could get a little money from the circle of friends that go on the boat it will be a huge help! So as much as I hate asking, here I am. If there is anything you can spare to help out with fixing our boat it would go a long way. If you received this and can't help out it's all good. I still want you out on the boat when its ready! This is our family boat and I want you all to feel that way no matter what. Whether it's just you or when you have friends or family in town you can call and ask to come out on the boat. Most of the time I'm trying to wake half of you up to come with me anyway! LOL.
Now for some good news about the boat, Paul is now part owner of the boat with me and will be able to take it out whenever he wants. That means more boat time for all of us! So please guys if there is any way to help with some of these repairs I can promise boat time for all that help. If you have any frineds that want tohelp for a day out on the boat I'm all for it. Like I said even if you can't help out now then I still want to invite you out on our boat for some good times this summer!
Thank you all for reading this and I really appreciate all those that can help, I'll make a special boat thread for you guys!
Oh and 1 more thing, Our boat needs a name! So let's come up witha name for her while we are at it!
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