A good day on the boat

SmokyMtnGrady

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Not all boat days need to be on the water. Having some father son time putting in a new helm. My son Cole is my fishing buddy and now is a freshman in college. In his junior and senior year in high school he participated in the FRC robotics program. There he learned how to turn a wrench and fix stuff mechanically. It's a good day.
 
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Cole assembled the trim on the helm and helped me bleed the system. I asked if he wanted to put the wheel on and he was hesitant, yet it was actually the easiest job , lol.

Here is a side story. Cole has epilepsy . It developed at 13. He was on various drugs including Depikote. It caused his hands to shake like Parkinson's. I was trying to teach him how to do breaks and he could barely hold the wrench still enough to get it on the head of the bolt. Thankfully he is not on that drug for w few years. Gone are the shakes and his confidence is back up in tackling jobs. It was a great day. I did phone a friend a couple of times . Good thing KY Grady still answers my phone calls. Lol.
 
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Funny I was that son to my Dad but also learned a lot from him. For me I had three daughters who love to go out on the boat but far as help is concerned, well you know. I wanted a boy but I would not trade anyone of them for one.
 
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