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[Aripeka Angler]

Nice looking work Karl, I may have to test your peel ply technique.

[gonandkarl]

Did you not use it on Red Alert underneath the mirrorlike finish I saw in Homosassa ?

[terrulian]

Karl, with apologies, the Faust quote is "Who ever exerts himself in constant striving, Him we can redeem."

Of course, when I wish to consider the wisdom of Goethe, I turn to the pages of Bateau.

In high school, I pronounced his named "go-thee"

[gonandkarl]

Hi Tony,
I should have asked you straight away to say my maxim in English instead of trying to translate it with the help of www.dict.cc ( German English dictionary ) and failing badly or as my English teacher in high school said to me once: You will never learn the English language never ever. And he said this loud in front of the whole class. I thought I wanted to disappear somehow beneath the floor. Met the guy 35 Years later at a class union and after my years in South Africa and he meant with a smile on his face I am sure I did not say something so demotivating to you.
Yes you are right the bateau forum brings all sorts of people of the whole world not only with their thoughts on boats together and this is just as nice as our building efforts, because in the mind one travels to the guys whose posts one is busy reading. You wont believe how often I have been near you underneath the Golden Gate bridge you rowing and me watching or in Sydney harbour on Salvatores sail boat Angelina thinking that after the sail he will fire up his so nicely home built pizza oven.
And thanks again for teaching me English a bit more and therefore the quote "Who ever exerts himself in constant striving, Him we can redeem." will stay in my mind as much as the German one did for the last 55 Years.
Greetings from Karl

[terrulian]

Well, Karl, I know zero German so you're way ahead of me. Americans are for the most part limited to their own language. Europeans, probably because of their close proximity to one another, get a much better education in this regard.
In any case, I am a fan of Goethe's Faust and of that maxim...although I read every word in an English translation, of course.

[Fuzz]

Karl you are doing a wonderful job on your boat. I am sure it will look great when it is done
Like you and Tony were saying it is amazing the people you get to know on this forum. I got to meet you in person, I read Tony's book and feel like I know him, our friends from Australia, and all the great folks in the southern US.

[Walkers Run]

Sorry for the hijack.
But about tony's book. I thought we would have a sequel by now

[gonandkarl]

I dont think there will be a sequel because a sailor usually makes only one circumnavigation and writes one book about it. But I do not need a sequel I have read his book more than once there is no better way to relax and dream of the unknown places he has visited with his friend during the circumnavigation..

[Jaysen]

Tony has a book?

[Fuzz]

Tony has a book?

Dang Jaysen you being a want-to-be blow boater I would have thought you kept Tony's book under your pillow
Buy the book it is a very good read. I shared it with a friend and almost did not get it back.