thats sweet, i will also pass the info on to my grandfather. if you can please tell your friend to keep me updated and i will let you know if we buy a boat so you can tell him to stop. the one on friday next weekend, do you have to be a dealer to buy or not? it says general public is welcome but i want to be sure before we go all the way there. and also is the starting time in the morning or at night?? i am very interested i checking out the auction.