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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Dad's 12' Springbok reborn - "Dad's Buoy"
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<blockquote data-quote="great white" data-source="post: 245060" data-attributes="member: 6238"><p>Thanks, but my dad hasn't passed. He's institutionalized and doesn't recognize us anymore.</p><p></p><p>The damnedest thing of it all was he was originally trained as a shipwright and built boats. Probably would have thought this much work on a 12' aluminum doesn't make any sense. He is/was a practical man that way; works fine as is why mess with it? All that wood is just extra weight that takes from the purpose of the boat.</p><p></p><p>He would have appreciated the work in it though.</p><p></p><p>Now he barely recognizes a screwdriver. I take in a board with a bunch of Robertson screws, a screwdriver and a coffee when I visit. He might not recognize me, but he still grabs the screwdriver and starts working those screws and knows how to handle that Tim Hortons coffee cup. </p><p></p><p>Although, it's a bit heart wrenching to watch him unscrew a screw and then just keep unscrewing it in the hole for 20 minutes.</p><p></p><p>God help me, I'd put a bullet in my skull if I inherit that disease....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="great white, post: 245060, member: 6238"] Thanks, but my dad hasn't passed. He's institutionalized and doesn't recognize us anymore. The damnedest thing of it all was he was originally trained as a shipwright and built boats. Probably would have thought this much work on a 12' aluminum doesn't make any sense. He is/was a practical man that way; works fine as is why mess with it? All that wood is just extra weight that takes from the purpose of the boat. He would have appreciated the work in it though. Now he barely recognizes a screwdriver. I take in a board with a bunch of Robertson screws, a screwdriver and a coffee when I visit. He might not recognize me, but he still grabs the screwdriver and starts working those screws and knows how to handle that Tim Hortons coffee cup. Although, it's a bit heart wrenching to watch him unscrew a screw and then just keep unscrewing it in the hole for 20 minutes. God help me, I'd put a bullet in my skull if I inherit that disease.... [/QUOTE]
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