Were you working at Community Boating? I sailed out of
there for five years, and enjoyed walking along the Half
Shell. Community Boating had 81 total boats, including
51 Mercuries when I was there. I bet the Mercuries are
all still there.

We have three left at the boat club. This is where I
learned to sail, on these same Mercuries. Now, I'm in
charge of refurbishing them this year. They are tanks
--15.5' 630 lbs worth of solid fiberglass. These boat
are so tough, when the kids hit the dock, the dock gets
damanged.

Since we have three, and they will be used for the youngest
juniors--9 year olds. I was surprised to see they only had
numbers and no names. One nice thing about running the
project--I get to pick the names. I love naming boats.
There is an art to it. They must be fitting and cool.

I thought of kids crashing into docks and then I thought, three
boats, then I thought--"The Three Stooges". Moe, Larry and
Curly. I spent the moring sanding "Larry" down before I went
sailing.

I'm trying to find another boat or two for donation. Others
names could be named Nyuck, Nyuck-Nyuck, or Curly-Joe.

I learned on these same boats, nearly 39 years ago! I still
remember the centerboards, that drop like a guillotine. So I have
a certain foundness for them and want to make them look really
nice. These are getting new masts, new booms, new centerboards,
lots of new hardware, and new paint.

Bart

"Scott Vernon" wrote

"Jeff Morris" wrote

at
least a few times. For a number of years I worked in the boathouse
directly
across from the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Perfect seats for the
fireworks,
but we used the TV and radio to bring in the concert.

Sounds lovely!

Scotty