Re: [Cal_Boats] New Cal-20

T-Bone Pickens . . .. as in nuthin' left on the t-bone but the pickens. Its a southern thing ;-) Paul West Dockside Mobile Marine Service & Fuel Polishing Inc. _www.DocksideMobileMarineService.com_ (http://www.docksidemobilemarineservice.com/) 443-614-4070 In a message dated 10/14/2011 8:39:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ge… [at] hotmail.com writes: The roman Goddess of Luck..."Fortuna".....either way, this boat is "DAMN LUCKY" To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com From: ve… [at] yahoo.com Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:51:12 -0700 Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] New Cal-20 SURVIVOR! From: Mike McElhaney <mi… [at] wahini.org> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 3:19 AM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] New Cal-20 CAL-AMI-TY-BONE? Hmm... :p (Sorry... its early!) :D -----Original message----- From: r good <my… [at] hotmail.com> To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, Oct 14, 2011 04:14:46 GMT+00:00 Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] New Cal-20 "CAL-amity" Amity means friendship and you are proving to be a real frient to this CAL, Mike, as she will be to you. Reggie To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com From: mi… [at] wahini.org Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:36:42 -0400 Subject: [Cal_Boats] New Cal-20 Folks, I just took up John (Roaming Gnome) on the free Cal-20 to save it from a towing company's crusher. She was towed there after the bow support brace buckled during braking and the boat shifted forward on her trailer. As it was near the entrance to a bridge, the tow company on rotation was called to move it before John was able to get it done. As I am traveling, it was a hassle coordinating the flatbed trailer (Thanks, Bayou Support Group!) but we got it done. It was only a 34 mile trip. It should have been uneventful, but some lady ran a red light and T-boned the truck. The boat shifted in its already precarious bunks and split her port side of the hull. Damn! Now I have more work to do. (I haven't yet been able to find out if she had insurance or not). I am including some pics of my new restoration project. She had been stripped of all hardware and was in the process of being sanded before she ran into her original transportation troubles, so don't be too judgmental. John is also giving me all the hardware, rigging, sails etc. so it won't hurt too bad on the pocketbook. I'll make her pretty. My girl, Beth, has asked me what to name her. I am toying with either Banshee or, in a nod to my fellow Cal20 owners, Chrissy. I'll let the boat tell me what her name is before I make up my mind. Cheers to all and I'll keep you posted on how things fare... Mike M.