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21-12-2011, 13:58
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle
Boat: Krogen 58' Xiao Xiu
Posts: 276
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Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
This guy set himself a real challenge and perservered for 25 years to achieve it. Pretty cool!
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21-12-2011, 14:09
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#2
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: ontario canada
Boat: grampian 26
Posts: 1,743
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
Does this mean the rest of us should quit whining and just get on with it? I hope he spends many a pleasant hour on his boat. Lord knows he has earned it.
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21-12-2011, 14:20
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#3
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: gettin naughty on the beach in cornwall
Boat: 63 custom alloy sloop,macwester26,prout snowgoose 37 elite catamaran!
Posts: 10,594
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
awsome dedication
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21-12-2011, 15:11
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#4
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: north carolina
Boat: command yachtsdouglas32
Posts: 3,113
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
Its OK...I could do what he did with one hand tied behind my back ..and in 1/8 of the time ,with one of my eyes gouged out and hanging ,drawing flys and living on 500.00 a month ,married to 2 women and raising 8 kids and home schooling them...so again he did OK...DVC
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21-12-2011, 15:16
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#5
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Stuart Fl
Boat: Cabo Rico 38
Posts: 726
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
Hey Tropicalescape,I ,have a project in S FL Tropics,Bring both hands leave the second wife at home,I'll get rid of the fly's and send the kid's to school,Give you 4 months free room and food and lot's of night light.Whata you say?
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21-12-2011, 15:23
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#6
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: north carolina
Boat: command yachtsdouglas32
Posts: 3,113
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
Quote:
Originally Posted by casual
Hey Tropicalescape,I ,have a project in S FL Tropics,Bring both hands leave the second wife at home,I'll get rid of the fly's and send the kid's to school,Give you 4 months free room and food and lot's of night light.Whata you say? |
Let me smoke it over with the ladys..sounds like it might work...the kids are smart enough so no worries.....DVC
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21-12-2011, 15:29
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#7
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: gettin naughty on the beach in cornwall
Boat: 63 custom alloy sloop,macwester26,prout snowgoose 37 elite catamaran!
Posts: 10,594
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
every man needs a shed.......if only to get away from the wife...failing that ..a boat..!
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25-12-2011, 12:02
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#8
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Cocoa, FL
Boat: Wittholz 39' Cutter by Kanter, CSY 37 Cutter
Posts: 595
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
Awesome dedication, a labor of love and a beauty to behold... GREAT JOB DOC. 
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25-12-2011, 12:23
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#9
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Australia
Boat: CT 54... for our sins!
Posts: 2,083
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
There was a whole thread on this a month or two back with this same report.
Pity he crushed his foot or something so I guess you could say he's scarred for life!
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25-12-2011, 12:28
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#10
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Holland, France
Boat: 33ft sloop
Posts: 1,091
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
What a splendid craft. A boat to love forever. Great job. No doubt about that.
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25-12-2011, 12:54
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Marion, Ma
Boat: Little Harbor 38
Posts: 302
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Beautiful!
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25-12-2011, 20:14
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#13
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Boat: Pearson 281
Posts: 684
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Re: Perserverance Fulfilling a Dream
Inspiring!
She had to bite him good though... fine thanks!
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