Venteux new owner

[LDCB...@aol.com]

Hello all,

 

The new owner of our boat is Ken Smith. I have just spent a day with him at the boat on Erie.

 

Unfortunately, just after the purchase, the boat was struck by lightening while on the hard. Believe it or not, it set the wooden cradle on fire. This burned a couple areas on the keel where the boat set on the cradle. Ken  ground those out and they will need repaired.

 

I addition, it fried the VHF, most, if not all the instruments, radar /antenna. Blew the VHF antenna off the mount at the top of the mast. That was what we found in a few hours. Hopefully not much else.

 

He plans now on shipping it back to his home boat yard near Oswego, NY and do the repairs.

 

I told him about the group and related what a wealth of knowledge there is here. He is a very handy guy and owns his own industrial machine shop. 

 

If he signs up for the group, give him our normal warm welcome and all the help you can.

 

Best

 

Larry Barker

 

previously of Venteux.

[Dave Newberg]

Holy Buckets, what a welcome to a new boat! Of course you know that everyone here will be at our very best for Ken.

Perhaps you used up all the good luck there was Larry. Ken didn’t rename Venteux without a proper ceremony did he? 

Although we’re not superstitious, we didn’t and wouldn't take that risk. One needs every bit of favorable luck possible while in the realm of the God of the sea.

Best wishes to you, and we hope to cross paths with you and Darlene sometime again.

Dave

Cigano

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[LB Home]

Thanks Dave,

No new name yet so safe there. 

Just feel bad for Ken. It is enough to get started on a new boat but to be faced with this is tough.

I hope are paths cross again also Dave.

Thx

Larry

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