Hi Parker, welcome to the wonderful world of Ericson. I keep a boat in Deltaville too (half owner, actually), a 28 Columbia, but do more sailing in my E-23-2 on Smith Mt. Lake because I live 3.5 hrs from D'ville and only an hour from the lake. We brought the Columbia up from Newport News last April 30th, and had a real adventure getting into the Deltaville channel at night - with all the background lights the visibility of channel markers was LOUSY. I can tell you a lot about the consistency, color, odor, and probably taste of Deltaville mud. But at least it's mud, not rocks. I'm trying to research the history of the E-23, as it's kind of an obscure boat, so if you run into any other owners with info, please direct them to me. Spring's not TOO far off. Regards- Bob