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Okay, I know you've heard enough boat stuff, but this is funny. For over a year, the only boat I really wanted to buy has been a Catalina 22. When I finally started really looking at them, my buddies on the Trailer Sailor board told me not to be too stuck on that one boat. They even emailed me lists of other models they recommended. They finally convinced me to at least consider other boats. Now that I've looked into other models, and I have been impressed, they're telling me I shouldn't be boat shopping if I don't know that I'm looking for. People are funny. I should have trusted my instincts. I'm getting a Catalina 22. But I've decided not to be in such a hurry. I'll wait for a bargain to come my way. * Does this look like me? I made this picture using Flash Face, one of those fun internet things. It has dozens of noses,eyes, etc, to choose from, but it is agist. It might look like me, but not the 2002 me. More like the 1985 me. My face has much more character now. Yeah, that's it, character. *
It's time to start blogging again. I've decided that it would be premature to buy a boat right now, since I don't have a big enough tow vehicle yet. Catalina 22s are more common than I thought, and when I'm ready to buy one, there will be plenty available. I have been advised to consider other models, so I'll be doing research for a while. So today I finally started work on the bookshelves. I didn't get a lot done, but we're finally off to a start, and I hope to get plenty of work done on them in the next few weekends. I'm patterning them after a 100 year old china cabinet that we have in the dining room. I's a massive thing, ten feet tall, and would have made a very nice bookcase, so why not tie the two rooms together with a single design, though I intend to paint the bookcase. The china cabinet has a natural finish. I'll let you know how it turns out. * Tuesday, March 12, 2002
It's just not that easy to get white people mad. There was a skit on Saturday Night Live that demonstrated it once (it was about as funny as they ever are, which isn't much). You call us honkeys and we grin and say "yep, that's us alright". So when the University of Northern Colorado re-named their team “The Fighting Whities", they were probably a little disappointed in the reaction... or lack thereof. Sorry. * Monday, March 11, 2002
Boat update: I gave the boat an inspection Friday, without the seller present, which meant that I could only inspect the exterior. The seller was to meet me Saturday for the full inspection. I took pictures with my digital camera and posted them on the Trailer Sailor website to get opinions from the TSBBers before meeting the seller. The opinions were overwhelmingly against buying the boat. The reason? The boat has been too neglected and needs work. That in itself is not a reason to avoid buyng a boat, but since it's a Catalina 22, the prevailing opinion was that there's no reason to buy a fixer upper when there are so many good C22s on the market. The money I save buying this boat will be quickly spent in fixing it up, plus I'll lose a season of sailing. They advised me to spend a little more for a turnkey boat. I have another C22 in mind, but it would take some wheeling and dealing to get that deal to work. The seller has made a slightly complicated offer that includes me buying his boat, but someone else's trailer. A lot of dominoes have to fall to make that one work. That deal would cost me $2000 more, but would be a better package over all. Stay tuned. *
I don't know how I managed to not hear about this, but I just learned this weekend that the light towers (not sure what they're really called) will be turned on today. These are a set of floodlights laid out in the footprint of the twin towers. They will point straight up and create a replica of the towers made of pure light. The artists rendition was a thing of beauty. I wish I could be there to see it. I'm sure there will be plenty of coverage on the news. Look for it. * Archives |
