On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:41:40 -0400, Harryk
wrote:

All of Froggy's boating mishaps present to me as the ongoing saga of a
boat owner who ignores maintenance or who juryrigs maintenance so as to
get it done as cheaply as possible, without a thought to the longevity
or propriety of a repair.

But he's out cruising the Bahamas so he's doing something right.