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Matt Dralle
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Joined: 08 Nov 2005
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Location: Livermore CA USA
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Terry Watson
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 290
Location: Seattle, WA USA
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 Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:04 am Post subject: A Kindred Spirit... |
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Thanks, Matt. That is another one of my dreams. When I was a teenager, there
was a doctor building a boat about the same size as this one of his own
design which he had in the water at Bellingham, the local port. I remember
thinking that he was an old man and would never get to enjoy it. I think I
am probably older now than he was then, and I do understand finally what he
meant when he told me he would enjoy it even if he never lived to see it
finished. He too was a medical doctor, I think his name was Montour, but
that was over 50 years ago now.
Terry
RV-8A project, stalled
Seattle
A 20-year Project
A 42-foot schooner isn't a big project for a ship-building company. It's a
different matter if you're the one doing all the work. In the early 1990s,
Dr. John Vardiman decided to build one from scratch. It took over 20 years
to complete. What an great story of perseverance...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN4kmlAxvGU&feature=player_embedded
I know just how he feels... 
Matt
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Rebuild - Post Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 170+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
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