Well it's about a week or two out now from hearing from Chris Coulter about my new Haynie... starting to get excited.  Another guide friend purchase one two weeks before I did and he tested his last weekend.  Wind was  35 + mph and drove streight into it - smoothest ride he's ever experienced... 25 mph cross wind drifts were virtually without any sideways rocking... he's still getting accustomed to it because there's a transition stage and the motor breakin period...

Additionally, he still has his boat and trying to sell... Anyone want a good deal on a Southshore 24 ft. call me... I'll give you his number...

Now, lets look one more time at my new Haynie 25 ft. Magnum... oh yea!!!!

Oh yea, did I mention I'm getting a cap on the boat as to allow walking completely around the boat - yea, walk down the sides from front to back... with rod holders underneath.... oh someone just slap me! 

Drafts 10 - 11 inches... on our test runs we'll measure it out for you...
for all you speed deamons - an estimated 60 mph... give or take a little bit...

Well what an ordeal I went through in the process of selling my boat.  I had a issue with my Mercury 250 XS motor - a primer/paint issue.  The paint was literally peeling off the motor.  Started last fall. Got bad real quick. Took to Mercury warranty dealer in Kemaha, TX. It stayed there 3 weeks and not one thing was done to it.  In the mean time, Chris Coulter of Chris's Marine casually mentioned that I bring down to Aransas Pass and he'd have it done in one day.  What! 

Keep in mind I had multiple people requesting to see this boat now that I placed it on the market as for sale.  The first couple people who wanted to see it were serious about it - they were patient about the fact that I was taking it to Aransas Pass to get warrenty work done on it.  They went down to Aransas Pass to view it and test ride in it the day I took down there... the day following the completion of the repair work the first guy who test drove it 5 days earlier purchased it... and I was worring about selling it. Go figure. 

Well, it's a big thing having 1 come off assembly line and another needing to be sold... haha... actually had 7 very interested people in that HO.  Had the enjoyable task to now telling them it was sold.

I have to say Chris Coulter of Chris's Marine made it happen... took care of the warrenty work in one day - all the paper work (title and warrenty transfers)... as well as hosted the buyer of my boat at his shop.  All while I was in Houston.  ETA is April 15... so not much fishing - but I've been out with my Redfish tournament partner locating them...

With the coming of February I decided to go down to Robstown and visit with Chris Coulter of Chris's Marine at their local Boat Show.  I was very impressed with Chris's new Haynie boat - the 'Magnum'. So impressed I ordered one for 2013.  Excepted delivery time will be 7 weeks from time of order... great, gives me time to sell my 2010 HO.

The Houston Boat, Sport and Travel Show was a great success this years date was January 4th thur 13th. Didn't do much fishing during the month of January.