Spring arrives early in Southern Maine.. Captain Whit and I took full advantage of the beautiful 68 % weather Saturday spending the entire day working on the boats at the harbor. In this picture you can see our dog Fisher waiting patiently in the truck, while Whit prepares the skiff for spring launch. We had an enjoyable day pressure washing both Gath and India both inside and out. Bilges, engine rooms, topsides and bottoms, this little extra step makes everything smell like new, and cleans the salt, grit and grime off all the surfaces making the paint preparation so much easier. It saves us many hours of paint prep work and makes the finished coats on the topside so much smoother. Painting has begun in earnest on the cabin houses, and I hope the bottom painting will begin this week. Kieth is designing a modification to cabin house in the new Gath IV. We plan on removing two windows and a hard panel section on the cabins port side, and replacing this section with a side curtain that will roll up to provide additional access for our guests to cast a line. This will make even more fishing room for our guests to enjoy. It's little modifications like this that my crew thinks about every winter, that keep us a step ahead of many other charter boats in Maine. Your continued confidence ans support gives us this ability.






Sunday was spent at the Derry, New Hampshire.. Rebel Classic wrestling tournament. This is the largest youth wrestling event held every spring in New Hampshire. My youngest grandson McCarey "right" and his teammates, Emery "center" and Jake "left" our shown in the picture below. McCarey came in a strong third place in his 74 pound weight class, winning three out of four matches against some very skilled wrestlers from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. This qualifies him for the Eastern regionals in Oswego NY, as well as Mid-West Tournament in Columbus Ohio in late April. We'll see, if I can get the boats and all the licenses ready for launch on time, I'm considering taking him to one of these events. Again, thanks so much for sending your deposits on time, it makes a huge difference in getting everything ready and shipshape. Best Satch