By the way ...

In the end ...

We ended up with another boat. So now, after the film is done, it actually came to some sort of 'happy ending,' i.e. we now have a working boat! And, of course, my hope is that this will not only be a happy ending, but a happy beginning of a long, and interesting 'our life with a boat in the family' story ... I have been quite reluctant to use it so far, finding all sorts of excuses to not use it, too much wind, to rainy, to late, etc, mostly because I am afraid of being lost at sea. The reason for this is that the engine, the outboard motor, on this boat is also pretty old, that is from around 1980. So until I know I can trust this old fellow, and get to know him well, I do not feel the need to take my 4-year old, and my wife and myself far out on the open sea. Eventually there is a hope that we all will feel comfortable with this, which is partly the point of doing something like this in the first place, that is, to become familiar and comfortable with something we do not feel comfortable with in the first place. Time will tell if this will work out! :)