UPI
Fort Pierce, Florida
Oct. 21, 2011

Local authorities have recently cited a live aboard cruising sailor for
failing to obtain a boat manufacturer's license. This after his being
observed building a boat in a local boat repair yard from the ground up.
This ongoing process has taken the better part of a year and involves
the grinding away of the majority of layers of the original hull
laminate and the use of any number of noxious chemicals which are
applied over and over and then sanded smooth resulting in toxic dust
clouds throughout the local community particularly when the wind blows.

Capt. Skip Grindlach received a citation after large groups of residents
from nearby subdivisions complained of headaches, dizziness and nausea
after clouds of fumes and dust blew their way from the nearby boatyard
for months at a time because of so-called 'repairs' on a 45-foot
sailboat the underwater surfaces of which were basically ground away and
replaced a layer at a time over a 9-month period.

Clandestine observers have reported that very little or nothing remains
of the original underwater structure and liken it to a contractor
building a house using a painting permit instead of a new construction
permit.

It has also been reported that Capt. Skip has hired various and sundry
'slave labor' and worked them up to 18 hours a day without paying any
overtime. And, some of the workers have been seen breathing clouds of
noxious fumes and dust not wearing as much as a particle mask. The EPA
and OSHA are investigating numerous other alleged violations of
workplace-related safety guidelines.

FEMA has also been on scene and it is rumored that papers are being
filed to declare the area a Superfund Site.

When asked to comment Capt. Grindlach replied, "I just don't get it! How
much pollution can come from only about two tons of GRP being ground off
and replaced with various other newer chemical formulations? I know
it's taken a lot longer than I originally thought but I'm a
perfectionist who cannot abide a half-assed job so I did it right. Now,
for them to claim I'm manufacturing a boat from the ground up - it just
sticks in my craw."

On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:58:44 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


UPI
Fort Pierce, Florida
Oct. 21, 2011

Local authorities have recently cited a live aboard cruising sailor for
failing to obtain a boat manufacturer's license. This after his being
observed building a boat in a local boat repair yard from the ground up.


Thus speaks the owner of a tiny toy boat demonstrating his jealousy of
someone who owns and cruises in a real boat.

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Cheers,

Bruce

"Bruce" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:58:44 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


UPI
Fort Pierce, Florida
Oct. 21, 2011

Local authorities have recently cited a live aboard cruising sailor
for
failing to obtain a boat manufacturer's license. This after his being
observed building a boat in a local boat repair yard from the ground
up.


Thus speaks the owner of a tiny toy boat demonstrating his jealousy of
someone who owns and cruises in a real boat.


Seems to me that leaves YOU out, Bruce. ROFLOL!

Wilbur Hubbard

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:07:18 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:58:44 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


UPI
Fort Pierce, Florida
Oct. 21, 2011

Local authorities have recently cited a live aboard cruising sailor
for
failing to obtain a boat manufacturer's license. This after his being
observed building a boat in a local boat repair yard from the ground
up.


Thus speaks the owner of a tiny toy boat demonstrating his jealousy of
someone who owns and cruises in a real boat.


Seems to me that leaves YOU out, Bruce. ROFLOL!

Wilbur Hubbard

As I once told you - you are there, huddled in your tiny boat and I am
here, half way around the world from you.

But more to the point, you never even tried and from your comment
referring to "my coastwise cruising" it appears that you suffer from
some strong emotion when you get out of sight of land - terror I
believe it is called.

--

Cheers,

Bruce

On 10/21/2011 5:58 PM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote:


UPI
Fort Pierce, Florida
Oct. 21, 2011

Local authorities have recently cited a live aboard cruising sailor for
failing to obtain a boat manufacturer's license. This after his being
observed building a boat in a local boat repair yard from the ground up.
This ongoing process has taken the better part of a year and involves
the grinding away of the majority of layers of the original hull
laminate and the use of any number of noxious chemicals which are
applied over and over and then sanded smooth resulting in toxic dust
clouds throughout the local community particularly when the wind blows.

Capt. Skip Grindlach received a citation after large groups of residents
from nearby subdivisions complained of headaches, dizziness and nausea
after clouds of fumes and dust blew their way from the nearby boatyard
for months at a time because of so-called 'repairs' on a 45-foot
sailboat the underwater surfaces of which were basically ground away and
replaced a layer at a time over a 9-month period.

Clandestine observers have reported that very little or nothing remains
of the original underwater structure and liken it to a contractor
building a house using a painting permit instead of a new construction
permit.

It has also been reported that Capt. Skip has hired various and sundry
'slave labor' and worked them up to 18 hours a day without paying any
overtime. And, some of the workers have been seen breathing clouds of
noxious fumes and dust not wearing as much as a particle mask. The EPA
and OSHA are investigating numerous other alleged violations of
workplace-related safety guidelines.

FEMA has also been on scene and it is rumored that papers are being
filed to declare the area a Superfund Site.

When asked to comment Capt. Grindlach replied, "I just don't get it! How
much pollution can come from only about two tons of GRP being ground off
and replaced with various other newer chemical formulations? I know it's
taken a lot longer than I originally thought but I'm a perfectionist who
cannot abide a half-assed job so I did it right. Now, for them to claim
I'm manufacturing a boat from the ground up - it just sticks in my craw."





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THERE's the Wilbur I know and love.

Great work :{))

Clipped cuz it's old news at the moment...

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