A Dream is a Wonderful Thing

Venture 21

 The Typesetter, Dan and I have been meeting these last few Saturdays for coffee and solving the countries problems. But mainly what we do is talk about boats. Plans for the summer and beyond. This Saturday was blog worthy. Dan has told me for about a year about a boat that looks like mine behind a fence where he took a walk. It looks abandoned and he's curious. Well the obvious question is to ask but that hadn't been done yet. So being the kind of friends we are Mike and I decided it was time to go take a look at this boat and see if questions couldn't be asked.
 And that his how we came to be standing in an open yard talking with a gentleman in his house coat about his Venture 21. Turns out he raced O'Day Daysailors back in the 70's at a pretty high level and the Venture was a bit surplus to his needs. The top deck had been removed then reattached with fiberglass. All the parts where there. And the whole thing may be had for a cool grand. We thanked him and returned to the car satisfied with the knowledge we now had we did not when we first clapped eyes on the boat.
 As we journeyed back to my own yard for some work, I mentioned that asking about sailboats is fraught with peril, as you never know what the answer will be. Especially for a boat that has been sitting for some time. As I headed down 3rd Street I caught something vaguely boat shaped out of the corner of my eye. We turned around and came back and there was two seat kayak, skin on frame, sitting in the yard. Turns out it was a Folboat and belonged to a local historian and was on it's way to the dump. Well the offer was made and  eventually returned with the boat ending up with Mike.
 And that is how dreams start. By asking a question. Then it's up to you to find the answer.

On the the next story of it's life

 On the Kat Boat front the sails are off and in Dan's possession waiting a trip up to Kalispell and a visit to the sail loft up there. A date has been made to get the boom to the millwright. Things are moving along.