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Had a great day at the Annapolis show. The weather was utterly miserable but spending time with the guys at the Lagoon stand more than made up for the cold and rain.

The special treat was spending about an hour with David Tether - the guy that set up Solomon. Turns out, he's been involved with the design and testing of the Lagoon right from the very beginning. He was very proud of this accomplishment and was more than happy to talk at length. As it was not too crowded, they were able to open up the motor area (which they couldn't do on Thursday) and I took a picture that I am attaching.

Knowing that Tether has been involved has given me a lot more confidence in the system. He has brought many years in the military as well as his Solomon experience to bear on this.

One factoid I can remember off the top of my head is that the regeneration current quoted at 12A is at 72V. This is probably the max at above 8 kts or so but it should help do some calcs.

Overall my wife and I had our expectations exceeded with the boat. Having already bought in and emotionally invested in the boat we may be biased in the same way a parent is with their own children. The immediate impression is the boat feels *big*. Coming aboard, the high bimini creates a sense of size. The owner’s hull feels exceptionally spacious. Having spent a week on an L440, the accommodations are hard to distinguish.

The show boat is hull #2. To get it to the show, I believe it was a little rushed. Apparently, the modification list is already 350 items long. I expect most of these are small changes.

The final pleasure came from meeting a guy who bought his L420 on Thursday. He asked me my base price (as I bought in last year). I think he wished he did.

So - from one proud new parent to hopefully many others - Ill leave you with this one extra piccie of the motor. (PS - those of you going on the demo on Tuesday - please, post your comments)