After having alot of fun with the Laser II, we started to think more about a bigger boat that we could go away overnight on. We sold the Laser II for what we paid for it new and we started looking at other boats.
I was wandering through the yard at Port Dalhousie Pier marina when I noticed a small "cruising boat" that looked pretty neglected. I spoke to Nino, the owner of the marina about the little O'Day 22 sitting out back. Nino told me the owner owed him 2 years storage and that if we paid the bill ($1800.oo) the boat was ours! We would still need to buy an engine, but otherwise she just needed some TLC.
So we paid Nino and got a receipt from him (don't ask me how all this worked considering he didn't technically own the boat!).
This came to light one night when Alan and I were cleaning her up. She was on a cradle just outside the yard at PDPM. We took the mast down to check things out up top. Next thing we knew a man stepped out of a car and asked us what we were doing?? We told him we were cleaning up the boat I had just bought. He thought that was pretty funny since he was the boat owners lawyer and was there to deliver a cheque to Nino for the outstanding storage!! Ooops! So we left the boat as it was and went home. When I spoke to Nino the next day he said not to worry, he wasn't acecepting the owners cheque and the boat was still our's. Nino had a bit of a "Soprano's" reputation so I wasn't worried.So now Lisa and I had a boat that we could go away on. She had a small v-berth and 2 other berths/benches in the main salon. There was also an enclosed head w/ a Port-o-Pottie and a small galley with sink, place for a cooker and some cupboards. We also added a BBQ and a 5hp Mariner outboard.
We had some terrific times on "Patricia Bay", not including the time we lost the mast! It was such a cool feeling loading the boat up and taking off on trips. Although we mostly did day trips with her, our favourite times were when we went across Lake Ontario to Toronto Islands.
Hanlon's Point, 1996
We also got to introduce our friends and family to sailing.
Uncle Alan and Marion
Port Dalhousie, 1996
Cheryl and Brent Reid
Port Dalhousie, 1996
After many good times on the water, we shifted our focus to a boat that would enable us to do alot more than short overnight trips.
No comments:
Post a Comment