I would like to thank the sailboat owners community. When I first purchased my boat, last fall, I knew very little about boats. Through the help of many, I am almost at the reach of my goal. Which is to sail my own boat.
Sailing has always been my goal. I had and still do have high expectations on how this journey will go. As I read through this thread that I started, I can't help but laugh at how naive I really was. Little did I know how much work I would have to do.
Little by little, I kept pushing and learned as I go. Still learning as I go. I will admit that I was hesitant and scared of what I had involved myself into. I started with a small repair list that kept branching out to other small repair lists. A feeling of accomplishment came over me every time I would make a repair.
Having to make all those little repairs however has forced me to know my systems much better. Can't complain about that. Though there are still plenty of repairs left to do, mostly cosmetic I hope, I am no longer fearful of such projects. I intended to end this thread with my first sail and the return of my boat back into the Chesapeake bay, after her 3 year hibernation. That day is almost here.
Again I would like to thank the sailboat owners community for all the help and following me in this little journey. Hopefully this thread would inspire others in the future. I'll see you guys out on the bay. I just want to sail.
