SOUTH:New power for a 25-footer in Chesapeake Bay; Wright skiff is ready for sale in Deltaville, Va.

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Nathan Everett of Still Kickin' Seafood in White Stone, Va., uses every square inch of his 1991 model Parker 25 to crab pot, gillnet and dredge for oysters in Chesapeake Bay.In April, Everett and crew were crab potting when his Yamaha 250-hp outboard with 8,000 working hours on the engine blew up, requiring a tow home.Everett purchased a new 300-hp four-stroke outboard from Jett's Marine in Reed-ville, Va., and Lee Haynie of Bull Neck Marine in Reedville installed the engine. With the 300-hp outboard, Everett has picked up 15 percent better fuel consumption and 3 moreknots in speed. "With the new motor, we can fish two more 1,200-foot gillnets in a day than we could with the old engine," says Everett.