Sunday, September 16, 2007

That wonderful neighbor across the street has been dead for a few months. His family have sold the house to a family friend. All that is left is to have a tag sale and empty the house of items that no family member wants. The house is stuffed! Bob was a pack rat. He scoured the newspapers to see what was for sale. He bought stuff that was cheap because it didn't work well. No problem for Bob, because he was an experimental engineer. That man could fix any thing. If it needed a part that wasn't available, he could make it. His back yard and basement was stuffed with tools, lawn mowers, outboard motors, tractors, scaffolding, old cars...and boats. Many purchases were fixed and enjoyed. Over time, the line of projects awaiting attention, grew longer and longer. You might say, his back yard looked like a junk yard. It was his x-wife's job to clear all this out.
On the day of the sale, Chris and I wandered across the street. The family had advertised and drew a big crowd. My eyes fell on a little sailboat. I could handle that boat. It is a one person sailboat. I bought it for $75. The sail said it was a Sunfish, but the boat wasn't the right shape. I don't know what kind of boat I bought. It should be fun to play with. Any one living on the water, should have a boat, right? Chris and I walked the sailboat across the street to my house. We turned it over. Aha.....needs a repair. A lot of wear, but restorable.
Chris' eyes fell on a bigger boat. It was a wreck. Over time, plants have grown in the dirt inside the boat. The fiberglass shell was good, so it should float. The family said that Chris could have it. He couldn't believe his ears! A boat for free ? He always wanted a boat and now He has one to restore. Chris will be working on this boat for years. I bet He has it for a lifetime. He went on-line and learned that He just got a free Seasport, circa 1969. There was a picture of a restored Seasport posted. There is no reason preventing Chris' boat from looking exactly the same. Chris' boat will seat six when it is restored...and a motor installed.
We have to get the boat off the property, as the house has been sold. How to do that? Fortunately, I have a truck with a trailer hitch. Ergo: I bought one of the trailers in the yard. It needs repairs, don't you know. We got the trailer out of the yard, using my truck to haul her. Now I shall restore the trailer ...to haul the boat ...that needs restoration... for the grandson that lives with Grandma.....that lives in the house that Jack built.

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