| Uncle Al
to meet Lee Hughes in Florida next week ----- Original Message ----- From: lhughes@ihug.co.nz To: uncle-al@cogeco.ca Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 11:37 AM Hi Al, Got your two messages about phoning you. I will try and call on Mon 3 Feb in the evening. Don't know where I'll be then. I'm in Port St Lucie at the moment with little wind forecast for the next day or three. I'm averaging 30 miles a day now, but that's using the motor if there's no wind, and I don't like that. It feels like cheating and it wears the wee engine too. Today I'm
having a day
of admin while I wait for a breeze. I only have a regular camera - the
pics Ady I hope we can meet - the only question is whether I'll be far enough north by then. Toodle oo Lee ----- Original
Message
----- Hi, Lee: Expect to hear from you Monday night then. Never fear, if you're north of Miami, you'll be far enough north!! Look forward to Hughes Nughes later today? and then I can do one last post (so to speak) before we leave for the sunny south. Talk to you Monday night, Uncle Al (W3854) (Al's note: I got a pleasant surprise earlier tonight - 30 Jan - as Lee phoned from Florida. If all goes well, we will meet and the Whiffle Web will have more pictures for you in a couple of weeks.) |
| Lee Hughes
sends pics from the first month of his odyssey ..   ..  busted rudder on Xmas day while sailing towards Key Largo   temporary replacement - never used as I got help to make a proper one the next day .  just about to leave Black Point after fixing the rudder  ..  |
| Hughes
Nughes #8 ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrienne Faherty To: ...; Uncle Al ; ... Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 1:24 AM Subject: Hughes Nughes Hughes Nughes 8 Hi again folks, Well I'm
sailing again.
I stayed at Geoff Orr's place in Fort Lauderdale for 8 days after I
returned
from the trip to Key West. In that time I got my photos developed ...
and
in them I noticed how sad the varnish work and floorboards of Wanderer
were compared to the rest of her. So, in between helping Geoff to
concrete
the plinth for his dock davit, I borrowed his sander and attacked the
woodwork.
After three coats of varnish and two of nice cream paint, I am pleased
to report that Wanderer looks gorgeous. The lovely dark
mahogany
(or teak) seats look great against the clean cream floors. The whole
effect
is that she looks so tidy and trim that she's like one of the old
restored
small boats that have rich owners who gild the bronze fittings and sail
the boat only on national holidays. I'm very chuffed with the results.
I also varnished and put a little fiberglass on the centerboard and I
sanded
the rudder made by Gary Greene until it was smooth. Then I put another
smooth layer of fiberglass over it to cover the spots where I had
thinned
it and as a finishing touch Geoff dug out some nice white paint to
match
the hull and I painted it as well. The rudder was too nice to leave
bare (photos
below).  ... Once again I am indebted to Geoff for his hospitality. I got everything done on the boat that I wanted to and more, so I was a happy sailor when I puttered off on Monday. Since then I've sailed and motor-jibbed all the way to Port St. Lucie - about 70 miles. I'm having a day off now as there's no wind. Tomorrow, Fort Pierce and then maybe Vero Beach, but the forecast is for light easterlies so maybe I'll have to motor a bit. ..  There are no dramas to report this time but don't worry, I'll surely screw up again soon and then you'll have something to read about. Toodle oo Lee
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