RE: [Cal_Boats] mind mush

Allen, I agree with Charlie, you are on schedule. Did you also happen to utter the 4 most expensive words in boat ownership "While I'm at it. . . " Paul "Husar, Charlie [USA]" <hu… [at] bah.com> wrote: >Allen, by my calculations, you are right on schedule. > >Cheers >Charlie > >________________________________ >From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Allen Edwards >Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:56 PM >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] mind mush > > > >I talked to my boat today but I can't repeat what I said in polite company. I spent 6 hours on a 2 hour project and got half done. More tomorrow. > >Allen > > >On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:55 AM, Chris Campbell <cl… [at] charterinternet.com<mailto:cl… [at] charterinternet.com>> wrote: > > >r good wrote: > > >Not one of the life philosophies, but still made me wonder, was his comment that living on a boat requires constant upkeep. This is true, but isn't it also true of living in a house? Yet it seems to me that I don't mind it here, but I'm not really crazy about house, yard, car upkeep. What is the difference? >Over in my boat notebooks I have that little article from WoodenBoat about rebuilding a fire-damaged Concordia yawl. The carpenter told the owner that he talked to the boat, because he knew the owner must do so, too. The owner asked what he said. "I tell her that she'll be OK." > >Not many folks talk to their houses, I suppose. We have a closer emotional bond with our boats, which have more human-like shapes and are usually more specifically adapted to our activities. We depend on our boats for sustaining our lives in very difficult circumstances. That's why I get the big smile when I row away from the mooring and watch my pretty boat there. > >Chris Campbell > > > > >

Funny you should say that but there is this spot that might have some issues very close to where I am working and I was tempted but successfully resisted. Working on a boat is not a task, it is a process. You cannot finish it. It does not have an end, no completion date. If you don't enjoy working on it, sell it. Allen On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Paul <pw… [at] aol.com> wrote: > > > Allen, > I agree with Charlie, you are on schedule. Did you also happen to utter the > 4 most expensive words in boat ownership "While I'm at it. . . " > > Paul > > "Husar, Charlie [USA]" <hu… [at] bah.com <husar_charlie%40bah.com>> > wrote: > > >Allen, by my calculations, you are right on schedule. > > > >Cheers > >Charlie > > > >________________________________ > >From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of > Allen Edwards > >Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:56 PM > >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com> > >Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] mind mush > > > > > > > >I talked to my boat today but I can't repeat what I said in polite > company. I spent 6 hours on a 2 hour project and got half done. More > tomorrow. > > > >Allen > > > > > >On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:55 AM, Chris Campbell < > cl… [at] charterinternet.com <clcampbell%40charterinternet.com><mailto: > cl… [at] charterinternet.com <clcampbell%40charterinternet.com>>> wrote: > > > > > >r good wrote: > > > > > >Not one of the life philosophies, but still made me wonder, was his > comment that living on a boat requires constant upkeep. This is true, but > isn't it also true of living in a house? Yet it seems to me that I don't > mind it here, but I'm not really crazy about house, yard, car upkeep. What > is the difference? > >Over in my boat notebooks I have that little article from WoodenBoat about > rebuilding a fire-damaged Concordia yawl. The carpenter told the owner that > he talked to the boat, because he knew the owner must do so, too. The owner > asked what he said. "I tell her that she'll be OK." > > > >Not many folks talk to their houses, I suppose. We have a closer emotional > bond with our boats, which have more human-like shapes and are usually more > specifically adapted to our activities. We depend on our boats for > sustaining our lives in very difficult circumstances. That's why I get the > big smile when I row away from the mooring and watch my pretty boat there. > > > >Chris Campbell > > > > > > > > > > > >

At times I wish that I could explain to others what part of life the Ocean, boats and sailing mean to me. Perhaps it is "If I have to explain, you will never understand." I gave up my boat to get the kids thru Boy Scouts as an adult leader and I don't regret it. 2 boats were lost to divorce. I swallowed the anchor for 8 years when a friend told me he was doing the Newport Beach to Ensenada race. We finished 7th in a 31 boat fleet for old warhorses(IOR boats) 3 years later I walked out of the kitchen I was volunteering in and smelled something...It was the smell of salt water blowing in on an early morning easterly from SF Bay. In 2 months I had a berth in SF West basin and a Cal 20 to put into it. My current Spousal Unit says "You are addicted" and the above pertains---If I have to explain, you.... I singlehand 2 times a week. I have entered Rambler in 27 race days this season. In 4 months my Spousal Unit has sailed 2 hours with me. She now seems concerned that I have interviewed a female crew for the tuesday nite Sausalito races. I told her 580lb total is ideal weight for crew. Most of the major events of my life, my friends, are some way connected with the Ocean. I made the choice to leave professional motor racing when injuries prevented my career to advance. I bring that commitment and demand for excellence to Sailing and Ocean Racing under sail. I do not regret a minute of it. My wife is surprised when someone whom has crewed in a race in Rambler comes up to her and says "your husband is a really good sailor" We have not been together all that long. Years ago I made a choice whether to keep a relationship I was in or voyage with another woman, a sailor gal. Now I have doubts that I made the right choice by staying in a relationship that ended 15 years later. I talk to my boats and they talk back to me. I feel toward my boats as I felt toward the Dogs that have shared their lives with me. I don't believe I will leave my relationship with the Ocean again. I hope this marriage survives but if it does not it will not be because of lack of trying. Thanks Chris , Allen and R Good for your moral support! My Best, Mike Farrell Cal 20 #1114 Rambler & Cal 20 #61Coyote From: Paul <pw… [at] aol.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, April 22, 2010 8:11:28 PM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] mind mush Allen, I agree with Charlie, you are on schedule. Did you also happen to utter the 4 most expensive words in boat ownership "While I'm at it. . . " Paul "Husar, Charlie [USA]" <hu… [at] bah.com> wrote: >Allen, by my calculations, you are right on schedule. > >Cheers >Charlie > >________________________________ >From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Allen Edwards >Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:56 PM >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] mind mush > > > >I talked to my boat today but I can't repeat what I said in polite company. I spent 6 hours on a 2 hour project and got half done. More tomorrow. > >Allen > > >On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:55 AM, Chris Campbell <cl… [at] charterinternet.com<mailto:cl… [at] charterinternet.com>> wrote: > > >r good wrote: > > >Not one of the life philosophies, but still made me wonder, was his comment that living on a boat requires constant upkeep. This is true, but isn't it also true of living in a house? Yet it seems to me that I don't mind it here, but I'm not really crazy about house, yard, car upkeep. What is the difference? >Over in my boat notebooks I have that little article from WoodenBoat about rebuilding a fire-damaged Concordia yawl. The carpenter told the owner that he talked to the boat, because he knew the owner must do so, too. The owner asked what he said. "I tell her that she'll be OK." > >Not many folks talk to their houses, I suppose. We have a closer emotional bond with our boats, which have more human-like shapes and are usually more specifically adapted to our activities. We depend on our boats for sustaining our lives in very difficult circumstances. That's why I get the big smile when I row away from the mooring and watch my pretty boat there. > >Chris Campbell > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/