| As a kid I did a lot of boat building , | | | | We decided on swimming. We did not see anyone |
| mainly scale models that were not able to | | | | around, so we quickly undressed, and with one |
| sail, although I did actual build a few boats | | | | hand holding our clothes above the water, we |
| that were, more or less, capable of sailing. | | | | managed to get back to our own side of the |
| I even once build a 10 feet boat, or shall I | | | | river. Just as we were struggling to get out |
| say raft. I accomplished this with a few | | | | of the water a group of girls from our own |
| friends and we had great fun sailing it on | | | | school were passing by, and I can tell you we |
| the local river. It was not really water | | | | were not happy! |
| proof and while one person was rowing, the | | | | |
| others had to make sure that they removed the | | | | This all happened a long time ago and a few |
| water quicker then it was entering our boat. | | | | times in my live I have had plans of building |
| | | | a boat again. I have spent a good amount of |
| Then sadly one day we failed. I was rowing at | | | | time looking at boat building plans, but with |
| the time, and we were in the middle of the | | | | boats size does matter. |
| river when it was clear we were sinking. I | | | | |
| stopped rowing to assist with the hosing, but | | | | I usually looked at boats between 30 and 40 |
| this only slowed down the process of sinking, | | | | feet, but the sheer volume of work involved |
| it did not stop it. So I started to row again | | | | has always stopped me from going ahead with |
| in on effort to reach dry land before we | | | | my boat building plans. |
| sank, thus avoiding having to swim to safety. | | | | |
| | | | Now I have decided to start small. I am going |
| And guess what: We made it! Just before the | | | | to build a 16 feet Grand Banks dory, which I |
| boat really started to sink we managed to | | | | want to fit with a small outboard engine. I |
| jump ashore. Here we watched as our pride and | | | | bought the boat building plans, I got the |
| joy slowly sank to the bottom of the river. | | | | working space, and by the time you read this |
| It was then that we realized we were at the | | | | article I might be finished already. |
| wrong side of the river and this left us with | | | | |
| a problem. We either had to walk to the | | | | Later, who knows, I might build a 40 feet |
| nearest bridge, 10 kilometers upriver, so | | | | cabin cruiser, and tow my Grand Banks dory |
| that would have been a 20 kilometer walk, or | | | | behind me. Then, if my cabin cruiser sinks, I |
| swim to the other side. | | | | can always row to safety in my Grand Banks |
| | | | dory, dry and with my clothes on. |