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Thanks I will get this to Tim.

Thanks Kurt

Here Here!  well said Ebb.  



I'm just happy all of the money I invested n Destiny that I knew full well would not be recovered when I sold her went to my best friend.  Now he can enjoy the fruits of something that was near and dear to me.  And still is...............

Hi everyone


Well sadly health issues forced me to sell Destiny but by the grace of God I was able to sell her to my best friend Tim Johnson who is building a summer home in Maine where he will relocate Destiny so he can sail her there during the summer.  He plans to become a snow bird and live in Maine in the summer and Punta Gorda Florida for the rest of the year where he has a Tartan 3000 sailboat on a canal in his back yard.  The good news since he is my best friend I will still be spending time in Maine with him sailing on Destiny.  



Tim and I sail together as often as possible and have both sailed in Maine together on charter boats.  We plan to do that again this Sept. before the house is built and Destiny is relocated.


Tim has seen several Commanders in Maine on a trip he took up there in the last couple of weeks and would like to see if the owners of those boats are on this forum so he can get to know you and possible sail with you.  



Tim will be on this forum as soon as Bill gets him manually entered so he can log in.  So if you own a Commander and sail in Maine please let him know.

Thanks Bill for the reply.  I don't have your email address to give to him so I sent you a private message.

A good friend of mine recently bought Commander 147 from me and he wants to register on the forum but when he tries he gets a notice that registration has been disabled.  Is the forum not accepting any new registrations or is it just down on a temporary basis?

So this link should work to get you to the book but it is not real clear on how to do it so....


When you click on the link it will take you to a page with 3 pictures across the top.  Just below that you will see the word "welcome" and just below that you will see the words "recent activity".  In the recent activity area you can see a small icon which is a picture of the front cover of the book.  Click on the picture of the book and then when that page opens you will see to the left the words "full screen".  Click on the words full screen and if your monitor is large enough you should be able to read the text in the book as you go through it.


https://destinysailing.shutterfly.com

So much of what I did during Destiny's restoration was documented here and so much of what is now in the book she created for me she was able to get from here.  without this forum she would not have even been able to accomplish what she did.


She created the book on a website called Shutterfly.  She is going to see if she can send me the link to the book so I can post it here so ebb and anyone else interested can see the entire thing.  


The second and third pages have a play on words that requires a bit of background to understand.  My previous boat was a Precision 18 which I named "Sanity" because getting out on her and away from the office helped to restore my sanity.  And Destiny when I bought her was called Daydream.  You can see how she used that in the second and third pages below.

Mike and Chris


Well done!  


Mike I know you have done a lot to keep more than one commander sailing.  Thank you for that.  These boats are very much worth restoring and as a fellow commander owner I thank you for your efforts.


Chris, your boat is really looking good.  You will be very happy with her especially after all your hard work.  Keep it up!

You start making S.S. port lites I might be interested in a set.

While I did in fact remove the added ballast form C147 I ended up replacing it with very close to the same weight in batteries for my elec. drive.  And while the replacement weight is approx. 1 foot higher in the boat Destiny sails very very well.  I have had her out in 30mph winds and she will settle in with her rail just in the water and hold there.  


I believe Mike who owns C227 took his added ballast out and did not replace it.  Now I believe he has repowered with a Yanmar so you might try touching base with him.

Guys I'm not sure why God has blessed me with the woman he did to spend my life with but it was a huge blessing.  Not only did she not fight me in any way during the restoration of C147 Destiny but she was an active participant.  


And now she surprised me with the best Christmas present I could ever hope to receive.  She spent over a year creating a book about Destiny's restoration and first year of sailing after we splashed her.  I am humbled by her love for me and so thankful to be married to her.  THANK YOU LORRAINE!!!


Here is a glimpse of what she created for me.............

Ditto, welcome Commander 275!  


In addition to what the other guys have told you I would add that these boats are absolutely worth the effort you put into them.  I spent a long time restoring C147 and I am launching her again tomorrow for my second season of sailing her since the restoration.  Here in Florida our sailing season is fall, winter and spring.  I love sailing her and I love all of the admiring comments I get whenever I take her out.


Enjoy!!!

You know I built so many things on Destiny twice I effectively built two boats. :-(  So I feel your pain.  But you are getting really close and we are all cheering you on to reach the finish line.  BTW I sure wish I would have had that jig when I repowered Destiny.

You know these boats originally came with an Atomic 4 that ran wide open with a tiny 8" 2-blade prop.  That is probably why the aperture for the prop is no larger than it is.  I know you already have the engine but perhaps you could salvage an atomic 4 to put in her.  Maybe not on your timeline however.  


I have a friend who sails a Morgan 30 with an atomic 4 in it and he loves it.  He can go to the auto parts store to buy any parts he needs.