First Time Out in 2006!!!
Windfall has sailed again! Monday morning I started working on the boat and finding all the pieces (rudder, sails, etc), Cleaning the leaves and muck out of it, etc, etc. Never did find the tiller, so Doug and I made one out of a hickory shovel handle. It actually works better than my old one, which I had made out of two old canoe paddles after having lost the original teak one that I assume wound up in Shelburne Bay somewhere because there was a northwest wind that day. Guess I owe Doug one hickory shovel handle.
Paul, George, and I went out and of course the wind died right around the time I was on the way to the water with the boat, about 4PM. Ah well! We decided to put in anyway and it took about 1.5 hours to sail from the Coast Guard station to the breakwater and back, and that included some paddling. This year I intend to make a point of making sailing more of an intentional ministry activity, so after some small talk I asked Paul if he'd tell us his testimony, which he did, and then so did George. Both pretty amazing stories. I didn't really realize how recently each had come to faith. We were out of time by the time it came to my turn, so we have to go again next week to continue. Hopefully with some wind.
Poor old windfall's rotting hull deteriorated still more this past winter. It goes squish squish in the rear now too when you step in it, and the old right front squish squish area has grown, as it has each year. I could fix it, but since I can buy an equivalent boat in good shape for about the price of a 15-year-old Ford Escort, I think this is the year I'm finally going to go shopping for a replacement. Otherwise I may lose an entire summer to grinding and laying fibreglass. Basically would have to tear out the entire floor, replace the marine plywood therein, and form a new fiberglass floor. Would be a neat project, but no thanks. Would rather be sailing!
Can't complain. I paid $1100 for the boat like 6 years ago. I think I'm close to getting my money's worth out of it, wouldn't you say?
Paul, George, and I went out and of course the wind died right around the time I was on the way to the water with the boat, about 4PM. Ah well! We decided to put in anyway and it took about 1.5 hours to sail from the Coast Guard station to the breakwater and back, and that included some paddling. This year I intend to make a point of making sailing more of an intentional ministry activity, so after some small talk I asked Paul if he'd tell us his testimony, which he did, and then so did George. Both pretty amazing stories. I didn't really realize how recently each had come to faith. We were out of time by the time it came to my turn, so we have to go again next week to continue. Hopefully with some wind.
Poor old windfall's rotting hull deteriorated still more this past winter. It goes squish squish in the rear now too when you step in it, and the old right front squish squish area has grown, as it has each year. I could fix it, but since I can buy an equivalent boat in good shape for about the price of a 15-year-old Ford Escort, I think this is the year I'm finally going to go shopping for a replacement. Otherwise I may lose an entire summer to grinding and laying fibreglass. Basically would have to tear out the entire floor, replace the marine plywood therein, and form a new fiberglass floor. Would be a neat project, but no thanks. Would rather be sailing!
Can't complain. I paid $1100 for the boat like 6 years ago. I think I'm close to getting my money's worth out of it, wouldn't you say?
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2 Comments:
The onshore breeze always dies in the late afternoon. Isn't that why you got that motor? You went out without it?
Yeah, I couldn't find my boat registration (required with motor, not required without), and didn't really have the motor ready. All is well with it now.
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