"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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"Jeff" wrote in message ...
We were in Boothbay Harbor last weekend and I noticed at Brown's Wharf
this boat (the red one):

http://www.sv-loki.com/IMG_1950.jpg

Could it be the Swan 68 that Wilbur said was in the Med? We rowed over,
and after breakfast at Brown's (the Downeast Special was two eggs, bacon,
etc, plus a cup of Boston Baked Beans) we strolled the dock like we
belonged there. And indeed the mystery boat was "Y2K," a Swan 68, in for
the New York Yacht Club cruise! I pointed out that we had the same winch
handles as they did. But was it Wilbur's? The proof came in a minute,
when my wife asked what the bubbles at the water line were. A few
seconds later their cause became apparent, and fortunately for us all, I
did not have a camera with me! To make this more egregious, it was at
the pumpout dock, and in fact the dock master was not five feet away,
uncoiling the hose for the boat ahead of the Swan. I fully expected to
see Wilbur emerge, fly open and dragging a string of paper, but he
apparently had the aforementioned special, and remained indisposed.

All true,
Jeff, aboard Loki, Harraseeket River, South Freeport, Maine.


You must be color blind. Chippewa has black topsides. She plies the
Atlantic between the Med and the Caribbean. She's never been in Boothbay
harbor and probably never will be.

And while on the subject of "never will be," it might be safe to say that it
would apply to your being aboard that black Swan in the photo you provided
as well. Like the pathetically overlaid photos of Ellen aboard "her" boat,
no photo you could provide would convince anyone that you have a 68' boat,
Finnish or otherwise. Maybe ferrocement . . .

Max