On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:34:09 -0700, "Gordon"
wrote:

Know a young couple who put 100k into building their own world cruiser. Had
a couple kids while doing the building. Big day arrived and they left Puget
Sound on the world cruise. Got as far as Oregon and decided cruising was not
their bag!
Boat has been on the hard the past 10 years. But someday...........
Gordon

I don't wish to seem as if I am waiting to pounce on such situations,
but that's how I fully expect to find our boat: someone who turned
back, or started too late, and now has a 90-99% ocean-ready vessel on
the hard eating yard fees.

R.