[m i a o w] the cat

Am not able to do this announcement justice as I’ve just staggered into work an hour late, but I’ll post pictures and more excitement after I’ve made it through my work Christmas party. M and I got up at 4am this morning and drove out to Boat. Met up with my dad. The trailer that Boat is on is a bazillion (a legitimate measurement) years old with two flat tyres. We managed to pump one of them up. We trailed Boat in first gear on a somewhat hairy short trip (or it would have been short if we weren’t in first gear) to the Altona boat ramp. The weather could not have been more perfect. It was very exciting!

M bought Boat (which was then four bits of wood) on 31 December 1998. He has worked on Boat since then (with a two year enforced break in Hervey Bay). I am somewhat biased, but Boat is truly a work of art. It’s gorgeous! (And I’m not just saying that because he put in a bookshelf for me.) I am very proud of M, who has never really built a boat before.

Boat eased off the shonky trailer and into the water, with me and dad guiding it with ropes. I did wheel chocking and brake pedal pushing when necessary. It was such a shock to see Boat actually in the water! Finally, finally, finally! M was such a happy bear. And I do not use the description lightly. A Very Happy Bear indeed.

We motored around to Williamstown where M has somehow wangled a mooring, and dad and I had to leave him there and depart, very belatedly, for work. But not before polishing off a bottle of champagne on the way over.

CONGRATULATIONS M! YOU ARE A DEDICATED, EXACTING AND PERSEVERANT BOATBUILDER EXTRAORDINAIRE. Now, have a rest!
:o*

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COMMENTS / 5 COMMENTS

Woohoo!!!!!!!

Dennis typed this on Dec 22 05 at 11:35 am

b:p typed this on Dec 22 05 at 11:37 am

Excellent! Wish I coulda been there to see that (and I coulda, yunno, just live up the rd from Altona beach!) Congrats!

Rae typed this on Dec 22 05 at 1:04 pm

Excellent! Roll on NY Eve so J can christen it properly…

DH typed this on Dec 22 05 at 1:41 pm

Woot! Very impressive effort. Woe, if only I was any good with tools. The only things I can fix are computers and toasters. And only 50% of the toasters generally survive.

kartar typed this on Dec 23 05 at 10:23 am

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