Am I on a slippery slope?
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:21 am
During the course of the summer I was suddenly compelled to build a plywood Kayak (for my kids - of course ). This was my first ever boat build and, I have to say, it was great fun and entirely successful.
I then had one of those "inspirational" flash-backs, to my childhood. My dad would hire a small boat for us to do a bit of fishing, invariably this boat would be powered by a British Seagull motor, and something about that open, spinning flywheel has lodged in my memory ever since.
So, my obvious next step was to get hold of one of these motors, get it in good fettle and build myself a small boat, with my newfound boat-building skills.
In September I acquired a reasonable little Forty Plus, of 1964 vintage, and after very little effort I had a good runner.
Then, just this week, another Forty Plus caught my eye. In similar condition to the first one but of 1967 vintage. So I bought it.
Now I have two motors and only the vaguest outline of a plan to build my boat. What is happening to me?
Is there any chance that I will be able to resist buying more of these addictive little engines, or am I doomed to continue down this slipperiest of slopes?
Cheers, Mark
I then had one of those "inspirational" flash-backs, to my childhood. My dad would hire a small boat for us to do a bit of fishing, invariably this boat would be powered by a British Seagull motor, and something about that open, spinning flywheel has lodged in my memory ever since.
So, my obvious next step was to get hold of one of these motors, get it in good fettle and build myself a small boat, with my newfound boat-building skills.
In September I acquired a reasonable little Forty Plus, of 1964 vintage, and after very little effort I had a good runner.
Then, just this week, another Forty Plus caught my eye. In similar condition to the first one but of 1967 vintage. So I bought it.
Now I have two motors and only the vaguest outline of a plan to build my boat. What is happening to me?
Is there any chance that I will be able to resist buying more of these addictive little engines, or am I doomed to continue down this slipperiest of slopes?
Cheers, Mark