My Girl, Show & Tell

Well it has been a fantastic 33 year love affair, and great ride. But it is time to say goodbye. It's like when you know that it is time to give up your drivers license.
I'm afraid of hurting her or someone else. (me I don't care) I am starting to make mistakes and forget to do things that I have been doing forever, and not just caring for her. Also things in my everyday life. Old people reach a point in their lives that they can no longer do things second natured.
My attention span is becoming very short. I trailered my girl to Port Clinton to stay with a friend a couple of weeks ago to spend a few days with him on his boat. We used my girl to tour the islands and the surrounding areas. I told him to drive, I was happy to just sit and enjoy the feeling of being on the water. ( It did bother me a little, because he drove her a little harder than I do, Lol) So I went to the back, and sat on the best seat in the house (the dog house) and enjoyed the ride. Right now my navigation skills and docking are as sharp as they have always been. Things that are part of the package are starting to feel like work to me: trailering, launching, reteaving, backing up the trailer into the building, fixing broken things, giving her a bath, and my 40hr winter maintenance schedule every winter layup. Physically I still can do all of this, but mentally I can't, and rather than short cut the quality, I chose to give her a new home. Her home will still be the same, just a new owner. 3 years ago they wanted to buy my building, and I said sure, but you don't get this room. Which is where my girl is. And they said ok. Along with when you get ready to sell it, I want that boat. So here we are. I may not have her any longer, but I will always have the memories.
( as long as I can find the pictures that go with them):)
 
Iggy said:
Well that sucks! Sorry to here all this. But I get it.
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Not really, I'm starting to feel this in my everyday life. I still like working at the canvas shop, but I only like working on the stuff that doesn't over tax me mentally. So now I do things that don't require a lot of care, prep, and clean up. The good thing about the new owner is, he wants me to show him how to care for her. He will keep her warm and dry.:clap:
 
This is a sad moment as I kinda lose "my brother" on the water. Your taking action has also been on my mind this year as well. My body is beat to hell with all the surgeries and recoveries which has left me in a fog and dealing with the boat was becoming an annoyance. But with this extended crazy summer weather it has allowed me to get out of the fog and last nights final ride for the season has left me in a good attitude. I will keep my boat one more year and see how it goes.

Good luck into your future.
 
SST said:
This is a sad moment as I kinda lose "my brother" on the water. Your taking action has also been on my mind this year as well. My body is beat to hell with all the surgeries and recoveries which has left me in a fog and dealing with the boat was becoming an annoyance. But with this extended crazy summer weather it has allowed me to get out of the fog and last nights final ride for the season has left me in a good attitude. I will keep my boat one more year and see how it goes.

Good luck into your future.
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Thanks, I know what you mean. We basically have the same boat and waterway, just at opposite ends. I personally am not going anywhere, I like the forum and the members on it. I like hearing about all the new stuff, and maybe I can be of some help with the old stuff. And I really enjoy seeing pictures of things that people have done to their boats and places they have traveled to.
 
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Denny said:
Well it has been a fantastic 33 year love affair, and great ride. But it is time to say goodbye. It's like when you know that it is time to give up your drivers license.
I'm afraid of hurting her or someone else. (me I don't care) I am starting to make mistakes and forget to do things that I have been doing forever, and not just caring for her. Also things in my everyday life. Old people reach a point in their lives that they can no longer do things second natured.
My attention span is becoming very short. I trailered my girl to Port Clinton to stay with a friend a couple of weeks ago to spend a few days with him on his boat. We used my girl to tour the islands and the surrounding areas. I told him to drive, I was happy to just sit and enjoy the feeling of being on the water. ( It did bother me a little, because he drove her a little harder than I do, Lol) So I went to the back, and sat on the best seat in the house (the dog house) and enjoyed the ride. Right now my navigation skills and docking are as sharp as they have always been. Things that are part of the package are starting to feel like work to me: trailering, launching, reteaving, backing up the trailer into the building, fixing broken things, giving her a bath, and my 40hr winter maintenance schedule every winter layup. Physically I still can do all of this, but mentally I can't, and rather than short cut the quality, I chose to give her a new home. Her home will still be the same, just a new owner. 3 years ago they wanted to buy my building, and I said sure, but you don't get this room. Which is where my girl is. And they said ok. Along with when you get ready to sell it, I want that boat. So here we are. I may not have her any longer, but I will always have the memories.
( as long as I can find the pictures that go with them):)
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I am sad to hear this Denny but I am sure it is bittersweet. Do you have any parting pictures to share? It feels like we are all here the remnants of the bygone Chap forum and that whole era of boating and boat ownership. Truthfully, I think many normal folks are phasing out of boating and boat ownership.
 
drewm3i said:
I am sad to hear this Denny but I am sure it is bittersweet. Do you have any parting pictures to share? It feels like we are all here the remnants of the bygone Chap forum and that whole era of boating and boat ownership. Truthfully, I think many normal folks are phasing out of boating and boat ownership.
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Yes I have pics and videos of my last 3 day adventure around the islands on Lake Erie, but I do not know how the get them from my android phone to this web sight. Maybe someone out there can help this old man. And yes, I have seen a lot of changes in my boating years. Had my 1st boat in 1960 and then my 2nd in 1968, then in 1971, family came first. Then in 1992 I met my girl of 33 years. For me all I can say is, what was, is no longer. In my early days men were called yachts men, today they are known as 6 pack boaters, and have no idea as to what boating courtesy is about.

This is a great boating forum (club) of knowledge. And Doc is a great Commodore, he needs and (deserves) help and support from the club members. This is your club, why not help to keep it afloat. If you can afford to own a boat then you surely can help with maintaining the docks.
Knowing the right thing to do is the easy part, doing it is the hard part. Everyone has a right to their opinion, this is mine.
What is yours?
 
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