The Phoenix rises from the ashes
This entry was posted on 5/17/2007 10:33 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
OK, maybe calling the
S. S. Minnow the Phoenix of Egyptian Myth is a little over dramtic. But here's the old Firebird sporting a fresh coat of paint and ready to launch, which happened Thursday.
The soda pop bottle pontoon had a successful last year except for one mis-hap. A strong wind once again found the Minnow foundering on the rocks, and two more sections were holed. The boat has a total of 12 for safety reasons. Last year we filled 8 of the them with bottles and tested the other 4 by filling them water and seeing if they leaked? After buying some new water pump parts, we had our count. We just recently finished filling 2 more section with bottles. The Minnow is now 10/12s full of bottles. The good part of the mis-hap is she's more level now, as the one side floats a little lower now. Yes, last year, she did tilt a bit to starboard. I didn't notice any list today, but I wasn't looking for it either.
