[Rhodes22-list] Le Menagerie stays in the family

TN Rhodey tnrhodey at hotmail.com
Tue Jun 20 14:31:03 EDT 2006


Good news!

Wally


>From: Jim White <lemenagerie22 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: Rhodes List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Le Menagerie stays in the family
>Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:06:43 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Yesterday my almost 17 year old son was working over at a friend of ours 
>boathouse, doing some for-hire manual labor. We brought him some lunch and 
>sat under the porch looking out at the harbor. I happen to keep Le 
>Menagerie on his side dock, right in our line of view.
>
>   Several weeks ago, my son helped me deliver our new boat, Olivia. During 
>the trip he assumed long wheel and deck watches. He had never expressed 
>much interest in sailing with us before this, although he is a surfer and 
>worked as a deckhand aboard a headboat last summer.
>
>   We inherited this kid two years ago from my ex, I had never had a great 
>deal of time other than the every other weekend / occasional summer 
>visitation with him. He was a real case - rebellious, screwed up on dope, 
>the whole nightmare nine yards. After applying the hammers of hell, he has 
>turned around (even gets good grades now) and is now a very integral part 
>of the family - even babysits the twins (without too much protest).
>
>   Anyway, yesterday we were talking about having the other two boats up 
>for sale (yeah, I have a San Juan 23 too, which just sold). He looked at us 
>both and said how he sure wished Menagerie would stay. He really wanted to 
>take it over, learn to sail. So I decided right then and there, hell, we'll 
>never be rich anyway, and what's the sale of a boat as fine as the Rhodes 
>gonna prove anyway....a few buck in the pocket? It was really a matter of 
>time and effort more than anything else. We made a deal. I'd keep Le 
>Menagerie, buy out my partner and he could consider her "his" boat. He'll 
>have to be responsible for her upkeep, maintenance, which is what I was 
>afraid I wouldn't have time for anyway. And of course, in teaching him how 
>to sail, I'll still get to keep my hand in it. Works for me.
>
>   So today I am pulling the ad in SailTexas.....
>
>   jw
>
>
>Jim White
>Le Menagerie
>www.lemenagerie.blogspot.com
>
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