Sleepy just sent me a detailed PM suggesting how to follow the progress of his rigs renewal. It is provance that we've been able to plug into all of these terrific programs. I have been out of the TC loop for awhile, due to a family tragedy, but as time permits healing, and "when the student is ready, the teacher appears", seems now, most apropos, since Steve, Sally and Sleepy have begun the process of the restoration of Chet and Janet's Storied Rig. We will be able to set in motion the refit of our, much travelled and most recently, not well cared for, Lance 1121.
Linda and I lived aboard a 41'Sailing Ketch the "Imagine" for 23 years. At about 12 years we did a pretty complete refit of her. We sailed her over 150, 000 nautical miles for both pleasure and charter work. So we realize these vessels must have some extraordinary maintenance from time to time until they reach the end of useful life. "Imagine" eventually surveyed above her replacement value in other words we could have purchased a less used similar vessel for much less that the cost of restoring her to safe condition. Our Lance 1121 is not near retirement, I believe, we have replaced some skirt wood, have a soft spot in the floor at the door, and the right front jack needs attention. I don't see any discoloration indicating roof leaks. But I know it will require close inspection to determine actual condition.
All in all our membership here has been most necessary to guide us to the correct paths. Going from a sailing yacht to a TC has been great, we can still discover new places with a lot less physical effort and a whole lot less $. The only thing that compares with blue water sailing is standing in a cold shower tearing up $100.00 bills! The Gods, they say, to not detract from mans alloted time, those hours spent while sailing or TCing!
Love to all,
skip PS- Our Granddaughter leaves Maryland 8/16/2017 driving to Seattle,WA, to attend Cornish University. She has lived with us during high school, what a coincidence! I've been reading the Seattle Times, it seems Seattle is offering liberal parking of RV's on city streets due to housing shortage, ain't life grand?
