Hey Clayton

That's the camp house, right? You way uppin' the standards there at Lake A...

Nice work! That place looks great!

Not so sure about the uppin' part but its 'bout done and time to sail more! Did ya notice the 5.2 parked on the side?

Clayton

ummmm, besides sailing??.... ummmmm, hmmmmm. Oh I like to... oh wait... that’s still sailing.... I, ummmm, hmmmm, um.... Does work on my boat count? I guess not.

Luckily for me I am in Florida and can sail just about year round (yes sometimes in ski gear, but its still sailing).

Is a girlfriend a hobby? Hmmmmm. Guess not.

Well I guess I don’t have any other hobbies... I guess i am a bit of a couch surfer, but i work for 3 companies and seem to be spent at the end of the day. I live for the weekends and sailing.

OH WAIT.... I do play a lot of guitar... I have many guitars and keyboards. But that’s not really a hobby to me. That is simply a part of me. If I didn’t play, that would be like not eating that day... I just need to do it to relax and be complete. I used to play in bands but that is just a lot of work and requires good inter-personal skills that I don’t seem to have. (just ask my girlfriend) hehe

Here's my other toy, an unrestored 1957 MGA. I'm not much of a grease monkey; so I just drive it till it breaks, then I figure out how to fix it. I take it to a shop for the important stuff: brakes, transmission. http://www.catsailor.com/bb_files/132228-PICT0350.JPG

Omigosh! The MGA was my first car -- except mine was a 1962, which I think was the last year it was made. I LOVED that car! Now I wish I still had it.

It would be a great Florida car. I get a lot of offers on it: from notes stuck on the windshield or on the seat, or other drivers in traffic. I drive it to work most of the summer. But it's not for sale. My Dad bought it in 1973 and turned it over to me six years ago. What makes it unique is that it's still running after 51 years without a complete restoration.

This is what we have now -- see attachment.

Way cool! I bet you get LOTS of looks in traffic, especially with that co-pilot!

Here's our 1980 MGB LE - wish we'd been able to keep it. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

I used to have an organge 1978 MGB. I am 6'2" so my head sat above the windshield. The top had deteriorated long ago anyways. I used to drive around with a white scarf and a leather pilots hat with goggles "think byplanes". I will see if I can dig up a picture and post it. I miss that car, it was a real piece of crap but I loved driving it and loved the attention it got. I replaced it with a 68 Mustang with a 351 Cleveland engine. Now many cars later a drive an F150 and put my money into sailing. When not sailing I am doing family time with my wife and 2 year old.

Hey, I had one of those, too, but it was a 1965 model. Wish I could have kept that, too. But I didn't love it as much as my MGA. Maybe your first car is like your first love -- nothing else is really quite the same. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Does your husband know how you feel about first loves <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Sure! And his first and major love, even now, is a dirt bike. Every day he talks about getting back into motocross. At age 71! Now that's LOVE!

Nice MGA. Here is my unrestored British car... Too bad there isn't more time to play with all the hobbies.

Dean

AWESOME!!!

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Beautiful Austin-Healey My boyfriend had one of those when I was a teenager. We were just talking about that car the other day on the phone (50+ years hence)and he said he sold it back then so he could get a bigger car with a back seat. I wonder why. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

So true! I can't wait for warm days again.

It looks like you do some auto racing too. It looks great! There's a major league Healey collector in an office building behind mine. He always brings some fine art to the car shows.

Mary - Thank you for the compliment on the Healey. We drive the pants off it.

We have another British toy under construction. Bought it so my 10 year old son and I could work on together. We are almost done with the engine/chassis. I am dreading the glass/paint/body work. But at least with this one, it is built just like the Nacra.
Enjoy - Dean

Here is a photo from the back with my on board navigator looking through the window... Hopefully he will love to sail and crew!