Build
Your Own Sailboat!
BLUEPRINTS
Only $15!
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It
was something like that, the small teaser in Family Circle
magazine in the year 1973. David is the youngest of our five children,
youngest of three boys. We sent for the plans and were soon embarked
on an exciting adventure.
The
pictures for the most part tell the story.
Checking over the blueprints.
Checking over the blueprints.
Ready to set sail . . . . . . . . not quite.
Dad lends a hand.
Dave thinks things over.
Dave thinks some more.
We're getting there . . .
Bending the sails
Dave thinks some more.
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Working for the hull of it.
Making sure she's water tight.
. . . Slowly.
Hey, it's beginning to look like a boat!
Sister Andi lends a hand.
OUT TO LAUNCH!
SPLASHED!
Bending the sails
Reeving the main halyard
Reeving (detail)
Prepare to raise the main!
And he's off!
All we need is wind.
Dad's doing his best.
It
would be nice to think that my mentoring during this project is
greatly responsible for the amazing talents that blossomed later in
David's life. Seems as if he can fix most anything, build anything;
much like his two older brothers Jim and John. However, those who are
aware of my expertise in all but one or two* areas, would soon have
great difficulty in suppressing giant guffaws and super size
sniggles. (* better limit that to one.)
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I
only wish we had pictures showing Andi and me, sitting on the
underside of the scuttled D&D, being towed to shore by the
kindly skipper of a passing power boat. Talk about humiliation.
All
hands involved in this caper had fun. Hey, we did, didn't we?
Great story Jim and great pictures!
ReplyDeleteYes, we surely did have fun, Dad. And at 10 years old I'm sure that the experience instilled in that young mind that one could do anything that he put his mind to: a thought that I continue to hold closely today. Thanks Dad.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun memories and photos. Thanks for sharing!
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