July 4 Boat Parade

First time for us to join in the annual boat parade. So we decorated the raft for the July 4 Birthday Celebration of our Nation. Laura and Tom, Burk and Maria, Ken and I and the dogs were all happy to meet on the sand bar. About 15 or 16 rafts were all joined in for the parade. We made it all around the lake and were just about to the starting area, when.....the motor stopped....Good thing our neighbors were right behind us and towed us back to the dock..Ken got some new spark plugs and new gas line, installed them and yippie... the motor started.... decided to try it out again, made it to the center of the lake.....stalled out and was towed again. Decided to call for HELP....So the raft is still at the repair shop>>>bummer...Its only 23 years old and never was worked on....go figure....Love the ups and downs of Life......