Believe it or not, this really is (tangentially) related to
sailing/cruising, etc...

Most of you know that we've been the beneficiaries of many good
outcomes as
a result of our wreck. We like to think that it's not only the "what
goes
around" and "paying it forward" which we practice, but the immense
good will
of fellow cruisers, live-aboards, wannabees, friends and family which
generated those good things..

With that long winded introduction out of the way, we're nearly
finished in
our rehab and trialling of all that's needed for us to leave. When we
leave,
we'll no longer need the '93 4WD GMC Suburban given to us by a fellow
cruiser who no longer needed it. It won't win any prizes, but it's
stout
and starts and runs reliably.

We'd like to pass it along to someone in similar circumstance -
finding
themselves in short-term need of a vehicle suited to hauling stuff,
and
willing to pass it along to another needy and/or deserving sudden
pedestrian, preferably a cruiser finding themselves in a
strange/unaccustomed location, when they're finished with it.

We expect to have left sometime shortly after July 4th, or even,
perhaps,
earlier, if my first ever (dammit!) set of spectacles arrive before
then.
We'll be in Salt Creek Marina, in St. Petersburg FL until our
departure, and
if it should happen that we can't directly get together with our
beneficiary,
we could leave the signed title and keys in the office for later
pickup.

At the risk of looking like the title of this post (where very old
people
will recall they gave away a washing machine on the show), we're
looking for
a deserving recipient. If none surface from this and other cruising
related
exposure I'm doing simultaneously, we have a local charity which will
direct
it effectively - just not to a cruiser :{))

So, if you happen to be that person, or can recommend someone, please
write
me directly at . You could also call
770-887-0397 if
you'd rather.

Skip

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"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to
make it
come true. You may have to work for it however."
(and)
"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its
hands.
You seek problems because you need their gifts."
(Richard Bach, in The Reluctant Messiah)

Well, folks, we have a winner. Between boats on an around the world
trip, he's sold one in Ft. Lauderdale and bought one in Nashville.

What goes around comes around, and he's already got a charity selected
for its next destination after it delivers the trailer (the Suburban
is a 10,000 pound tow rated setup) carrying all their stuff to their
new home.

As to us, we're within days of departure. New charts ordering,
waiting for a water pump rebuild to finish, getting our outboards back
from servicing, last minute tweaks on our electronics and a few other
odds and ends are all that are keeping us here. We'll try to get our
log list postings out before we actually untie the dock lines...

Current thinking includes the possibility for getting on the Gulf
Stream wherever it's convenient and just riding it all the way, but we
may well do 36-hour jumps up the coast, too...

L8R

Skip

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"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to
make it come true. You may have to work for it however."
(and)
"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its
hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts."
(Richard Bach, in The Reluctant Messiah)

"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
ups.com...
Current thinking includes the possibility for getting on the Gulf
Stream wherever it's convenient and just riding it all the way, but we
may well do 36-hour jumps up the coast, too...

L8R

Skip

So you're heading for Ireland? ;-)

On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:01:49 -0000, Skip Gundlach
wrote:

Current thinking includes the possibility for getting on the Gulf
Stream wherever it's convenient and just riding it all the way, but we
may well do 36-hour jumps up the coast, too...

Take it slow Skip. Riding the Gulf Stream is like riding the tiger:
it's fun until it's not, and then you have to get off. That's when
you realize the nearest port is 50 to 70 miles away and you've got
another day's sail to get there.