[Public-List] Touch Wood starting last leg of journey home...

[Gordon Laco]

Good day Michael, thank you for the very kind words.  I am flattered  
that you and the rest of my friends on this list are interested in the  
progress of TW's return to health.

She got here safe and sound last Saturday night.   John Richards, the  
yacht transporter, laid her gently on the piece of property my friend  
Charles Wenneker, proprietor of Wenneker Woodworks (famous for making  
the 300-odd deadeyes I supplied to the productions of Pirates of the  
Caribbean II & III) has generously loaned me.    I brought Caroline to  
see her the next morning; Caroline said quietly "I didn't remember her  
being so small... I guess what was so big is what she represents".

Thanks to the generosity of Peter Farquarson of Acme Lumber in  
Toronto, I have a garage full of white oak for the 22 ribs I will be  
steaming in this winter.  When Peter heard that I had found TW again  
he told me he guessed I'd need ribs and said he had 'a few sticks left  
over' from another project that he'd give me as a gift.   A week later  
we found a truckload of long, fine hard white oak timbers on the  
lawn.  I can saw TW's ribs and a lot more from it.

Meanwhile, poor SURPRISE has had her nose broken - and I don't mean  
her feelings.   A truck delivering a cabin cruiser to the marina  
backed into her then fled without confessing.    The damage is limited  
to her bow pulpit which is a fair way toward a pretzel in  
configuration now complete with two deck pads torn right out with  
chunks of deck around the bolts.  The marina has stepped up and said  
that while they will pursue the trucker, I was assured that the damage  
would be repaired by spring.     They are good people and I suppose if  
it had to happen somewhere I am lucky it happened there.

Gord #426 Surprise







On 8-Dec-09, at 11:25 AM, crufone at comcast.net wrote:

>
>
> Hi Gord,
>
> I believe that most of us on the Alberg list feel like Touch Wood is  
> part of the family.  Certainly Geroge has given you the OK to  
> discuss her on this list and I for one feel my heart strings pulling  
> each time you give us an update on her journey.  I suspect that you  
> and family will almost faint from joy when you eventually relaunch  
> her after restoration.  Please keep us posted.
>
> Michael #133
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org 
> >
> Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 9:05:21 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada  
> Eastern
> Subject: [Public-List] Touch Wood starting last leg of journey home...
>
> Hello friends,
>
> Another chapter in the saga of my old Folkboat TOUCH WOOD is beginning
> - she is finally tee'd up for the last leg of her journey home.  For
> the past year she has waited in Massachusetts awaiting my next move; I
> cleaned out the accumulated filth and tore away an abortive deck and
> cabin replacement job.  I removed both her garboards to facilitate her
> drying out and there she sat.
>
> By this time next week she will be here on a friend's property and I
> will be able to begin her restoration in earnest.   I have to say that
> the excitement I felt as I sent the down payment away by FedEx
> yesterday surprised me a little. I have a mountain of work ahead of me
> but am eager to start.
>
> Peter Milley, thanks again for introducing me to John Richards the
> yacht transporter.   He will be taking TW home.
>
> If anybody is curious about pictures let me know and I will send them
> off-list.
>
> Cheers -
>
> Gord
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