EPISODE 405 RESCUING A 15′ ROWBOAT

alan skeoch

august 2021

Michael V sent a truckload of things to the farm a couple of weeks ago. Most that ad seen better days.

Then the nose of a rowboatwas shoved out. Rowboats are key objects in maritime movie sets. Hard to

find. Who wants their prize rowboat potentially bashed in a movie set? So this rowboat looked

interesting. What was it doing on a load of scrap iron? Scrap!

“came out of a fire, Alan…big patch of the frame is charred black.”

“Let me put the belt sander to it.”

Afer sanding my arms were black with charcoal but the boat looked a lot better

So I gave the boat a good bath with soap and water. Found a few places where the fire

had burned holes which I patched with plastic wood. Then I asked for advice from

friends…penetrating oil or Latex house paint. I choose he latter.\

” Take a look at

the boat today.”

“Will it float?”

“No…but it sure looks like a good prop for Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea.”

“Or The Ancient Mariner”

“Or Cannery Row”

“Or Dunkirk evacuation”

“Or our farm yard.”