"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:20:59 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

When we were in Florida I had a little 10' plastic
fishing boat with a small (30lb thrust?) Minn Kota trolling motor. (we
had
a small, stocked pond behind our house)

Stocked with alligators I'll bet. :-)


As a matter of fact, yes. Not "stocked", but one had moved into the
man-made lake and had been there for several years. Each year he (she?) got
bigger and bigger. We finally called the Florida wildlife people and they
sent a trapper out. It took him several attempts (meaning visits) to get
it, but they finally caught it. It measured over 8 feet. I didn't mind
having it there until we witnessed it attacking and killing a smaller
alligator that tried to move in. That was enough. It was amazing and
eye-opening to watch.

Eisboch