I figured it would last but the battery is fairly small and I'm hardcore when it comes to putting the hours in........I can't help but wonder if I should of gotten the one with the GPS built in then I could mark any nifty spots I find for future use. Now THAT might draw some juice.....I think I will contact Lowrance and find out if I can run GPS+depth finder for 10 days with the little 12 volt. How cool would that be.........Thanks for the response Pajeff, helps get rid of that nagging doubt (like your website BTW).

talked to Scott Smith today and he said the boat is mostly done and I can pick it up next week. I asked him how it looked and he said awesome. First dark bottom boat he has made.........the scratches will show but I don't care about that.......off white top. I wanted beige or sand but it sounds like I got off white. Oh well..........no bigey. Should be a fun boat for Basswood, can't wait! Entry is Aug 6th at PP.........I'll be on the Canadian side for 10 days.........if you see an 18ft hybrid canoe/yak stop and say hi.

MT