[Rhodes22-list] Le Menagerie stays in the family

[Mary Lou Troy]

Congrats Jim - on all counts!

Mary Lou

At 08:06 AM 6/20/2006 -0700, you 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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