Heart Goes Pitter Patter

[Bob23]

I guess I can relate and agree to the fun and accomplishment to be had restoring and maintaining any classic. And I do enjoy that. I just don't want to become a slave to any material object, even one so nearly perfect as a Compac 23. The older I get, the more I understand how precious and fleeting time really is.
Bob23

[crazycarl]

i hear ya bob.
just the other day i told the wife it's time to sell the house and downsize.  it seams all we do is work around the house. 
i'm still mowing every other day, trimming bushes, planting flowers, cleaning this, cleaning that.
when i'm old, i'd rather look back and remember the fun we had than, "gee, we kept a real nice home". 
neither of our boats have seen the water yet this year, and we're only 2 blocks from a marina.

carl

[ribbed_rotting_rusting]

I think I have shown the original Ribbed, Rotting and Rusting-- but being in the SF Bay area I think I worried and repaired caulking--i.e. gypsum and the possibility of the plank screws breaking, they were the rusting part. We were always sister ribbing because of fears that too much deflection of the planks would be what knocked the gypsum out or broke the screws.

This boat sent my heart a pitter patter  all the brightwork to do without the worry of the hull.
Sweedish Vindo Sloop 35
Sweedish Vindo Sloop 35   
1976 Sound fiberglass hull. Beautiful teak decks and cabin top w/fiberglass under layment. Newer Yanmar diesel 3GM30 (about 11 yrs old) w/210 hrs. Fuel system polished, new Racors (2013). RF Jib, Dinghy, OB, Bruce anchor. Engineer maintained. Needs some restoration. Annapolis, MD.

Price: $24,000
http://www.goodoldboat.com/resources_for_sailors/sailing_classifieds/boats_for_sale.php