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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Our first boat


Our first boat was found on Craigslist. The outboard motor didn't run and she needed a lot of TLC. What she did have was a very solid full keel hull and an excellent selection of sails. We named her Sentio Ventus
which is Latin for: Experience the Wind. We sailed her for a season on the Mississippi and then moved her to Lake Carlyle, Illinois. My son William and I cleaned and refinished all the teak and painted the inside of the boat. We had the bottom repainted and added all new sail bags before her launch at Carlyle. We sailed her for a season at Carlyle and then decided to purchase a larger boat, a 27ft Catalina.

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