Opportunity knocks but once...

[BlowMeAway]

So after reading the recent Dogwatch addendum to GOB, I see that one of our finest contributors on SBO, @dlochner , has published another outstanding article to the humorous side of sailboat maintenance. This time suggesting that “There Ought to be a Law”...to which I agree. Dave’s quote goes like this:

Longing for a hot shower at home, I thought: “there ought to be a law, a simple law that requires designers and builders, before putting a boat on the market, to remove and reinstall all the fittings and equipment that future owners will need to maintain or replace.” Yes, a law, an act of Congress even. How about the Design Accessible and Maintainable New Boats for Our Aching and Tired Sailors Act? I’m going to call my representative.

So while mostly shooting a Canadien Pilsner through my nostrils, after realizing the associated Acronym...I’m ready to attend and participate in any lobby efforts that our famed Dave Lochner organizes.

If you wanna read Dave’s complete article, you may wanna get a subscription to Good Old Boat magazine...I am not an advocate, just a very happy patron.

Nice work Skipper Dave.

 

[dlochner]

Wayne, sorry about the spilt beer, hope it wasn't too messy and it wasn't the last one in the refrigerator.

If you own an old boat, then Good Old Boat is a fine publication. The subscription price is a bit high, but they don't have the big expensive glossy ads for boats that none of us can every afford. Drew, aka Thinwater, is a much more active contributor to GOB.

The article was published in Dogwatch which is a monthly short email from GOB. It usually includes a brief article or too and comments from readers. This is from the bottom of the latest Dogwatch:

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The whole article can be read at: https://audioseastories.com/feature_april18/

Disclaimer: No human body parts were actually harmed in the photo. The same can not be said for the boat.

 

[justsomeguy]

The DAMNBOATS Act?

Sure, why not?

 

[Skipper]

I received that article in my email.
Enjoyed it.
The guys at Sabre are rolling, "Woohoo we got another one! I knew those zip ties would be hilarious later!"
Everyone knows Sabre is a good boat, so I can poke fun without anyone thinking otherwise.

 

[Rick D]

I read that article when it came out and laughed myself into convolutions because I had JUST finished a wiring job that had me tied into knots and Icy Hot. Most (all) of us can identify.

 

[TomY]

Fantastic piece, Dave. It must have struck as aches and pains, to everyone at GOB, not to mention us readers.

 

[pateco]

After multiple attempts to change the inaccessible engine zincs on my Hunter, I agree there should be a law!!!

 

[Roland5048]

As I've said before, if every boat builder, designer, architect, etc. had to actually work on the finished product, we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

 

[dlochner]

Glad folks enjoyed the article and found it humorous!

Thank you for the kind words and support, it is very motivating to continue writing.

 

[TomY]

When I built a new cockpit in my boat, I stumbled across these messages left on an oak beam, beneath the cockpit, that's been holding up the cockpit sole in the boat since 1961. I knew the boats previous 2 owners had boat yards do all their work(that's been a good thing for me).

The only way the authors (workers at the yards), could write on this back area of the beam, was to be laying on their backs with their heads just below the steering binnacle.

The first message reads, "Don't you hate this kind of job?"

And that message was followed by another message and author, sometime(?) later, that reads, "Be content with what god gives you. Consider it, a Challenge."

I figure people don't write much, when they are angry. I've spent a great deal of time with craftsmen. They are witty and often in a cunning way. I think these authors knew each other and were having a little fun with my boat, a "Challenger",...get it? The beam is still in the boat and one day, I'll add my message.

 

[dlochner]

When I built a new cockpit in my boat, I stumbled across these messages left on an oak beam, beneath the cockpit, that's been holding up the cockpit sole in the boat since 1961. I knew the boats previous 2 owners had boat yards do all their work(that's been a good thing for me).

The only way the authors (workers at the yards), could write on this back area of the beam, was to be laying on their backs with their heads just below the steering binnacle.

The first message reads, "Don't you hate this kind of job?"

And that message was followed by another message and author, sometime(?) later, that reads, "Be content with what god gives you. Consider it, a Challenge."

I figure people don't write much, when they are angry. I've spent a great deal of time with craftsmen. They are witty and often in a cunning way. I think these authors knew each other and were having a little fun with my boat, a "Challenger",...get it? The beam is still in the boat and one day, I'll add my message.

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Tom,

This is a perfect follow up! Send it to GOB, I'm sure they'll publish it.