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A fellow I know named his first boat "Halcyon" envisioning beautiful days cruising calm seas and a perfect life. That boat went through a full bank of batteries, 6 starters, 7 selenoids, umpteen injectors, and an entire new fuel system in 2 years. She generally had to be shut down by choking her off, and starting was always worth a bet. The yard that replaced the fuel system forgot to open the rear tanks which brought on an interesting situation coming through a lock on the trip home, and then there was the nor'easter off Nantauket. That's just a small piece of the list. His new boat is more appropriately named, but runs great and has brought along many halcyon days. It doesn't pay to tempt fate.
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