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Category Archives: my boat

rowing in the rain

I finally got the boat in the water! I had spent some time looking at videos and reading about sculling. Martin had reworked the seat rigging and created a new and very cool seat that looks like an owl. He also made a superb foot board which I will have to post photos of because [...]

look at my boat NOW!

Wow! What a little epoxy, a quart of varnish, and a lot of loving care can accomplish! Once the inside of the boat was sanded and cleaned out, I ran off and left the boat in Martin’s garage. He says that if I leave it there he will continue to find things to do to [...]

getting my boat

Yesterday, after a little work on the house, Martin and I began talking about boats-again. I had mentioned my continued desire to learn to row and how I was considering giving up the boat idea, which seemed too far-fetched due to cost and transportation, and purchasing a rowing machine. Martin told me again about a [...]