Coast Guard

If any of you have been traveling recently, you may have noticed that there are more and more trailered boats out on the road.  You may have also noticed that there are also more trailers that have encountered problems and have been pulled off to the side.
More often than not, the reason trailers cause problems are a flat tire or bearings that lock up.  Improperly inflated tires can lead to fish tailing as well as reduced mileage.

Many things in life happen and we all have the choice to look at them and find the silver lining or see the lightning strike.  
Thank you to David Guttman who sent in the following about a very shiny silver lining!
Cross one off my bucket list:
Two weeks ago, I planned to go fishing on the flats, to run some gas through the motor, shake the cobwebs out of the boat and my brain and put an end to the recurrent spousal question, “Are you ever going to use that boat, it just sits there on our lawn, maybe we should sell it?”

Thank you to Duane Treadon for submitting the following article this week.
This past Saturday several members of Flotilla 12 participated in one of our biggest Public Affairs events of the year, Springtime Tallahassee.  
Work started early in the morning with set up beginning at 6:30 a.m. While the team was setting up our displays and preparing for the crowds, several interested people, coming early for get a good seat at the parade, stopped by.  

Members of Flotilla were invited by the Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs to take part in a Veteran’s Appreciation Day on Tuesday, March 19 at the Capitol. Six members were able to attend: Bob Asztalos, Raye Crews, Mike Harrison, Chuck Hickman, Phil Hill and Bill Wannall.
Many thanks to Bob Asztalos for submitting the following report and photos.