Now I have to build it!

[Tgabe]

On Wednesday, I received a large envelope in my mail mailbox.  “It must be the boat building book I ordered”, I thought to myself.  Then I saw that it was from B&B Yacht Design.  The strange thing is, I had not ordered anything from B&B.  I had been looking at boat designs for several years, thinking,”someday…” I had developed a short list of four possible designs to build.  My 16 year old son looked at them and we decided on the Core Sound 17. “I will order the plans when I get the workshop finished; probably next spring sometime”.  So to my surprise, I opened the envelope and there were the complete plans for the CS 17 along with the accompanying CD and a nice handwritten note from the designer.  I was both excited and confused.  I showed it to my son.  He confessed that he had contacted B&B and ordered the plans for me.  He doesn’t have a credit card, so he took his own cash, went to the post office and bought a money order and mailed it to B&B.  He doesn’t even know what a money order is, but he asked the B&B people how he could use cash to order plans and they told him what to do.  Wow! I was blown away. He said he thought I would just keep putting it off and he would help kick-start the build.  Now I have to build it, no excuses! It may be a while before I can start, but I will post progress.  I’m sure I will be needing help from all the experts out there.  CS 17 #375 will be built in Texas.

[Mike Vacanti]

Good luck with your build. And congratulations on rasing such a nice son.

[PAR]

Apparently your son knows how you are and kicked you in the butt. Congratulations, now  go get started.

[maligno]

So young, so wise.

[Chick Ludwig]

Holy waterwings Batman! That's exciting! We'll all be awaiting the start of your project with great anticipation. How old is your son? Is he going to help you with the build? It will be a great father/son bonding experience.

[Tgabe]

He is 16 and he will help. He wants to finish before he graduates high school. I have two and a half years. Maligno, are you allright in the Phillipines? We watch the news reports with sympathy and shock at the destruction.

[PAR]

Two and a half years is plenty of time, particularly if you have help.

[LennieG]

Great news! You are in for a treat. This is fun, fun rewarding and enriching stuff, and I can assure you that you will not be short of answers when he asks for Christmas ideas for you.....there is always a tool right around the corner......

[Tgabe]

LennieG Ihave been following your build. I am sure I will be seeking your advice.

[makenmend]

Also built mine in Texas, but didn't have the help you will. I enjoyed the proccess throughout, so I feel that your's will be a very rewarding build in more ways than one. Looking forward to your updates.

 

MM

[Hirilonde]

So young, so wise.

Yeah, really.  Now get to work!  No excuses left.

[PAR]

I can think of no greater life lesson then that of this project. In a life of instant gratification, with the web, phone apps and nearly everything else, learning to pace yourself and let epoxy cure and the other non-instant gratification aspects of this project, will be an eye opener and possibly more meaningful than you or he understands currently. The launch day reward will more than both of you can currently appreciate, I suspect. Enjoy . . .

[maligno]

Batman: Thanks for your concern for us in the Philippines. We are safe where I am but those in the typhoon's path are still undergoing unspeakable misery. Each of us is doing what we can to help and wish we could do more because the catastrophic effects of the storm are not going to go away soon. For the survivors in the coastal areas our home boatbuilders group is trying to come up with a design for a quick-to-build banca, an indigenous outrigger boat used for transport and livelihood fishing.

 

I hope you and your son will enjoy your build as much as I do mine.

 

Rolando

[PinoyPiper]

great story! you must be a great dad to have a son like that built my first boat when my son was 5, so I guess he thought it was normal he did help out when I was building my cs17 but only when i asked .