Comments on: Toxic Bananas http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/05/26/toxic-bananas/ Living aboard a Bristol Channel Cutter, voyaging and exploring Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Kevin D http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/05/26/toxic-bananas/#comment-2468 Kevin D Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:42:02 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=65#comment-2468 Sounds like you launched??? Awesome! Congratulations! Now I cant wait to see the sailing videos. If it helps at all... a comment on boat work. I think you are being wayyyyyy too hard on yourself. Given the way you describe your efforts; I bet the boat looks terrific. I for one suck at boat work and do most of the jobs to a fraction of perfection... a bunch of items will bug me until the boat is in the water... when i am actually sailing I never even notice those things that I didnt get quite right. In my mind I remember three things... one - my boat is old and didnt cost me a lot so she will never be perfect (well she could be with unreasonable investments in time and money), Two - my boat although 25 feet in length is actually a 50 footer (meaning she looks great from 50 feet away (also the drink of choice and sunsets help a lot too), Three - she isnt perfect but... she is "perfectly" mine and gets me out there sailing which is something I couldnt do if I waited to afford the perfect boat. Congrats on getting the boat out for the Summer. I can't wait to read about your exploits. Kevin Sounds like you launched??? Awesome! Congratulations! Now I cant wait to see the sailing videos.

If it helps at all… a comment on boat work. I think you are being wayyyyyy too hard on yourself. Given the way you describe your efforts; I bet the boat looks terrific. I for one suck at boat work and do most of the jobs to a fraction of perfection… a bunch of items will bug me until the boat is in the water… when i am actually sailing I never even notice those things that I didnt get quite right.

In my mind I remember three things… one – my boat is old and didnt cost me a lot so she will never be perfect (well she could be with unreasonable investments in time and money), Two – my boat although 25 feet in length is actually a 50 footer (meaning she looks great from 50 feet away (also the drink of choice and sunsets help a lot too), Three – she isnt perfect but… she is “perfectly” mine and gets me out there sailing which is something I couldnt do if I waited to afford the perfect boat.

Congrats on getting the boat out for the Summer. I can’t wait to read about your exploits.

Kevin

]]> By: Rosie http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/05/26/toxic-bananas/#comment-2463 Rosie Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:48:18 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=65#comment-2463 Ahoy! BCC Elizabeth is on the hook! Hurrah for Cap'n Ben! Hurrah for BCC Elizabeth! The voyage of a lifetime begins June '09, our brother. Love, Darrah and ROsie Ahoy! BCC Elizabeth is on the hook! Hurrah for Cap’n Ben! Hurrah for BCC Elizabeth!

The voyage of a lifetime begins June ’09, our brother.

Love,
Darrah and ROsie

]]> By: David Browne http://bccelizabeth.com/2009/05/26/toxic-bananas/#comment-2458 David Browne Wed, 27 May 2009 13:09:32 +0000 http://bccelizabeth.com/?p=65#comment-2458 Bulwarks, whether the construction stage that I am in or the refinishing stage that you are in require rereading Robert Pursig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I keep looking for the Zen in bulwarks. Yours look great! David Bulwarks, whether the construction stage that I am in or the refinishing stage that you are in require rereading Robert Pursig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I keep looking for the Zen in bulwarks. Yours look great!

David

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