[Rhodes22-list] Le Menagerie stays in the family

[brad haslett]

Jim,

The same weather system that gave us such good sailing
weather on Sunday also took out our DSL.  Just got
back to the real world, kinda.

The Grateful Dead lyric  "what a long strange trip
it's been!" could easily have been written about
fatherhood.

Sometimes the rewards for hanging in there can be long
in coming, but it is so sweet when they do come.

You're a good man.  Best of luck!

Brad



--- Jim White <lemenagerie22 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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