![]() ![]() If you visit Charleston, I’ll give you a ride. I know that will be an emotional day…the name of the boat a tribute to my father with the font a stylized version of his handwriting. My masterpiece is almost ready for launch…some final problems to solve, some fit-and-finish items, and a state inspection await. Of course, a project of this magnitude teeters toward obsession, but I manage to find a proper balance between work, family, and hobby/obsession. Having a hobby to distract me after the stresses of the workday are critical to my well-being and mental health. Engine and trans weigh less than 300 lbs. You don't always have exactly what you need, but you craft a direction that will work. well it was designed by Ray Sargeant as an updated mahogany runabout using the Subaru EA 82 power. Another parallel? Research and boat-building are about problem solving. Consistent attention-the only way to get a project of this magnitude across the finish line. I'm in my workshop nearly every evening and most every weekend. They do require dogged persistence and acceptance of small failures. I started working at HCA four years ago six years ago I started this boat project.Ĭonstructing a boat or a research project does not require extraordinary skill. What you see pictured are thousands of imperfections that, I humbly assert, coalesce into something extraordinarily beautiful. They evolved from launches that rode on the decks of steam yachts, ready in a moment to be hoisted overboard for a tour of the anchorage or they nestled in the boathouses of summer residences for short hops to the nearest island for a picnic. These are attributes I put into my career as a researcher and are remarkably similar to the skills I apply to boat building. Runabouts have been part of the popular boating culture since the early 20th century. ![]() Attention to detail, persistence, and striving for perfection.but never quite achieving it.
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