(CapriciousD) wrote in message . com...
My name is David.
I am 16 years old and I want to know what to get my father for
Christmas (who is a nut when it comes to boats). He has built many
boats in his time. First he ever built was a Sunfish 14' with his
brother. But he is older now and he wants badly to build a boat for
our family, but doesn't find the time. I just want to know what the
best gift could be to someone who bellieves Zuzuki makes the best
outboard, the Nonsuch is the Goddess of sailboats and life doesn't get
sweeter than a Mercury BigFoot.

Any suggestion please reply to this or e-mail me directly.



Thanks in advance
Dave

Thanks for the help guys, but those won't work. He already has a
Wooden Boat subscription - since the early 80's I believe, my mother
and I bought him a belt sander last year and he wants to build a boat,
but can't find a large enough space nor time gap between traveling.

Thanks for the ideas, but are there other options that would be just
as good. Books, different tools, or just boats that he may be
interested in building or looking at.

Thanks again

Dave

Take a look at his tools. See which ones are the most beat up and get a
replacement from Home Depot or Lowe's (or wherever). On one hand, if they
are the most beat up, he uses them the most and really likes/needs them so
he might not want/need a replacement since he's so comfortable with the old
tool. On the other hand, he could take it back to the store for something
that he really needs/wants or has always wanted. The "thought" is what
counts -- as a father of several teenagers, any gift related to his interest
or hobby is a good thing. It shows him that you know something about him.

And, hold onto the receipt and give him the "narrative" of why you got it
for him ("Dad, I saw that your hand saws were really pitted and dull, so I
thought you could use a couple new ones.") and then follow it up with a
disclaimer, ("But I didn't know exactly what you need or could use for your
boat building, so these saws are returnable to Home Depot. If you do return
them, I'd really like to come with you and help you pick out something
useful so that next year I could do this again!".... and then finish the
conversation with, "... and I'll buy lunch, Dad".

Trust me.. as the father of teenagers... he'll remember this Xmas forever.

Good luck.. let us know how it goes!!!

--
Marty S.
Baltimore, MD USA


"CapriciousD" wrote in message
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My name is David.
I am 16 years old and I want to know what to get my father for
Christmas (who is a nut when it comes to boats). He has built many
boats in his time. First he ever built was a Sunfish 14' with his
brother. But he is older now and he wants badly to build a boat for
our family, but doesn't find the time. I just want to know what the
best gift could be to someone who bellieves Zuzuki makes the best
outboard, the Nonsuch is the Goddess of sailboats and life doesn't get
sweeter than a Mercury BigFoot.

Any suggestion please reply to this or e-mail me directly.



Thanks in advance
Dave

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(CapriciousD) wrote in message . com...
My name is David.
I am 16 years old and I want to know what to get my father for
Christmas (who is a nut when it comes to boats). He has built many
boats in his time. First he ever built was a Sunfish 14' with his
brother. But he is older now and he wants badly to build a boat for
our family, but doesn't find the time. I just want to know what the
best gift could be to someone who bellieves Zuzuki makes the best
outboard, the Nonsuch is the Goddess of sailboats and life doesn't get
sweeter than a Mercury BigFoot.

Any suggestion please reply to this or e-mail me directly.



Thanks in advance
Dave

Thanks for the help guys, but those won't work. He already has a
Wooden Boat subscription - since the early 80's I believe, my mother
and I bought him a belt sander last year and he wants to build a boat,
but can't find a large enough space nor time gap between traveling.

Thanks for the ideas, but are there other options that would be just
as good. Books, different tools, or just boats that he may be
interested in building or looking at.

OK, here are some other ideas:

Magazines - Good Old Boat, Ocean Navigator, or Home Power

If it won't make him even more frustrated at not having time, you
might consider Latitudes and Attitudes.

Books - (looking around our cabin) - Living Aboard on a Small Income
(they built their 2nd or 3rd boat), Good Old Boat, North to the Night,
Time on Ice, Passages South, the Cost Conscious Cruiser, the 12 volt
Bible, Storm Tactics, Boating Weather, The Complete Book of Anchoring,
etc. There's also a book called (I think) Boat Watch or something
like that that has specs and floor plan and sail outlines of about a
zillion different boats. And again - if it won't make him too
frustrated, the books by Tom Neale are a good read and also the
stories of circumnavigations by people like Sir Francis C. Or even
the Hornblower books if he doesn't have them.

grandma Rosalie

David,

You want to give him the most special thing a kid can do for his dad? Give
him the gift of time!

How to do that? He's likely slaving away right now at a job to earn money
to pay for YOUR college education. Get the best grades you can possibly
get! Be aggressive about searching out scholarships, grants, and the best
deals for your future. Free him from the job of paving the way for you by
taking that job on yourself. Then he will have the time to build his dream
boat and also the time to sail it to wherever he wants. And you can go
along for the free ride.

Lots of luck, David

Padeen

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(CapriciousD) wrote in message
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My name is David.
I am 16 years old and I want to know what to get my father for
Christmas (who is a nut when it comes to boats). He has built many
boats in his time. First he ever built was a Sunfish 14' with his
brother. But he is older now and he wants badly to build a boat for
our family, but doesn't find the time. I just want to know what the
best gift could be to someone who bellieves Zuzuki makes the best
outboard, the Nonsuch is the Goddess of sailboats and life doesn't get
sweeter than a Mercury BigFoot.

Any suggestion please reply to this or e-mail me directly.



Thanks in advance
Dave

Thanks for the help guys, but those won't work. He already has a
Wooden Boat subscription - since the early 80's I believe, my mother
and I bought him a belt sander last year and he wants to build a boat,
but can't find a large enough space nor time gap between traveling.

Thanks for the ideas, but are there other options that would be just
as good. Books, different tools, or just boats that he may be
interested in building or looking at.

Thanks again

Dave

"CapriciousD" wrote in message
om...
My name is David.
I am 16 years old and I want to know what to get my father for
Christmas (who is a nut when it comes to boats). He has built many
boats in his time. First he ever built was a Sunfish 14' with his
brother. But he is older now and he wants badly to build a boat for
our family, but doesn't find the time. I just want to know what the
best gift could be to someone who bellieves Zuzuki makes the best
outboard, the Nonsuch is the Goddess of sailboats and life doesn't get
sweeter than a Mercury BigFoot.

Any suggestion please reply to this or e-mail me directly.



Thanks in advance
Dave


However many clamps i manage to accumulate over my lifetime, I will Never
have enough.
buy him a good quality large G clamp. maybe one with extra wide throat.. he
wont use it often... but when he does.... he will remember fondly where it
came from.

I was going to suggest a 'tide clock'...but Chuck has gone and made me misty
eyed.
I'll second his motion!


Gould 0738 wrote in message
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Want to know what to get you dad for Christmas?

A serious commitment to help him build that boat he's dreaming of. Set
aside
some time, even if its just an afternoon a week, for the two of you to
work
together on the project. And both of you, stick to it. Don't get "too
busy" or
"wait until next week."
At 16, there are only just so many "next weeks" left. You'll soon discover
that
it won't matter all that much how soon the boat is finished- you'll be
enjoying
quality family time.

You might learn a lot from your Dad about building boats, and he might
learn a
few things about the joys of being a Dad.
Several decades from now, you'll look back on this time and see that
building a
boat was merely a footnote.

That's what they are, these boats. They are great wings for launching
hopes and
dreams and magic carpets for creating memories. The best thing about boats
is
that they bring people together.

Happy holiday.

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:59:02 GMT, "Padeen"
wrote:

David,

You want to give him the most special thing a kid can do for his dad? Give
him the gift of time!

Geez. I thought you were going to go to college and bring ol' Dad
back a co-ed!

Nuts.......


Larry W4CSC

NNNN

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 01:13:08 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:

I was going to suggest a 'tide clock'...but Chuck has gone and made me misty
eyed.
I'll second his motion!


Gould 0738 wrote in message
...
snip
Want to know what to get you dad for Christmas?

A serious commitment to help him build that boat he's dreaming of. Set
aside
some time, even if its just an afternoon a week, for the two of you to
work
together on the project. And both of you, stick to it. Don't get "too
busy" or
"wait until next week."
At 16, there are only just so many "next weeks" left. You'll soon discover
that
it won't matter all that much how soon the boat is finished- you'll be
enjoying
quality family time.

You might learn a lot from your Dad about building boats, and he might
learn a
few things about the joys of being a Dad.
Several decades from now, you'll look back on this time and see that
building a
boat was merely a footnote.

That's what they are, these boats. They are great wings for launching
hopes and
dreams and magic carpets for creating memories. The best thing about boats
is
that they bring people together.

Happy holiday.

That damn Chuck will make you cry when he's not talking trash politics!

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

Does he have a gps?
Jim

James wrote:
"CapriciousD" wrote in message
om...

My name is David.
I am 16 years old and I want to know what to get my father for
Christmas (who is a nut when it comes to boats). He has built many
boats in his time. First he ever built was a Sunfish 14' with his
brother. But he is older now and he wants badly to build a boat for
our family, but doesn't find the time. I just want to know what the
best gift could be to someone who bellieves Zuzuki makes the best
outboard, the Nonsuch is the Goddess of sailboats and life doesn't get
sweeter than a Mercury BigFoot.

Any suggestion please reply to this or e-mail me directly.



Thanks in advance
Dave



However many clamps i manage to accumulate over my lifetime, I will Never
have enough.
buy him a good quality large G clamp. maybe one with extra wide throat.. he
wont use it often... but when he does.... he will remember fondly where it
came from.

Dave:
Find some plans for an 8 foot pram style boat. Clear out a 9 foot x 8
foot space somewhere, give your dad that.

That's what I'd want.

Jim

CapriciousD wrote:

My name is David.
I am 16 years old and I want to know what to get my father for
Christmas (who is a nut when it comes to boats). He has built many
boats in his time. First he ever built was a Sunfish 14' with his
brother. But he is older now and he wants badly to build a boat for
our family, but doesn't find the time. I just want to know what the
best gift could be to someone who bellieves Zuzuki makes the best
outboard, the Nonsuch is the Goddess of sailboats and life doesn't get
sweeter than a Mercury BigFoot.

Any suggestion please reply to this or e-mail me directly.



Thanks in advance
Dave