Do You Have a Dream of Building a Sailboat?

 

My wife thinks I tricked her into sailing with me, but she claims she fell in love with sailing first, then she fell in love with me -- on the sailboat! I've been boating myself since I was 16 (which is too long ago to think about) and I remember my father buying my first little sailboat for me -- but I had to pay him back. I learned how to sail in the waters around San Diego -- someplace I also surfed as well. But I never thought I'd be dreaming of the day I could build a sailboat.

Being out on the water, whether in the delta or on the ocean is a freeing experience. A little portable music, some cold beer, and spending a clear day burying a rail -- life couldn't get sweeter than that! We sold our little 22 footer sailboat last year because we were paying dock fees for nine years without sailing. commercial general contractors Ten years ago we moved 200 miles away from where she was berthed and we just couldn't find the time to get down to her. I was sad to see her go, but, in the back of my mind I was thinking I'd get a bigger boat next time.

So I've been thinking about building a sailboat -- now that I have a big enough shop. I've had sailboats all my life and building a sailboat won't be that hard especially with the plans that I found.

I've been dreaming of getting back out on the water again -- hey maybe I can get the wife to go! I want to build a sailboat that has a dog house big enough that we can sleep in, has a miniature refrigerator and maybe a small burner for cooking. commercial general contractors near me Those lazy days back on the delta anchored close in near shore were great for letting the stress drift away on the morning tides.

This time I'll build a sailboat that can easily fit on a trailer with a mast that hinges down -- I already have the trailer and since I put a new 5,000 pound axle on her -- she's just waiting for the boat.

I love working with my hands and the smell of fresh wood is something that gets me going. Building anything takes work, but when you follow a systematic, step-by-step plan, and complete each step, in no time at all you will have yourself a finished product. This is how I was able to build my house, one board at a time.

Though the task may seem daunting at first, if you keep your mind focused on just completing each step, keep it focused on what you need to complete in the moment and then when that is done, move onto the next step, pretty soon you will find that you have finished your sailboat!