Kelly fixing our outboard

“If you can’t find him cute, at least find him handy.” is a phrase I often heard and it wasn’t from a women, but from Don.  My seventy year old friend.  Every time I heard him say this, his smile would be wide and toothy.

When it comes to my husband, I feel I got both.  He’s a cute handyman.  Luckily for me he knows how to fix the many gizmos that would break on our boat.  Sometimes I would be the one doing the damage.  In a single day I broke a few items.  I decided not to confess to one of them…like stopping up the head (toilet).

So if you want to cruise on a boat, I would recommend having a handy partner go with you.  There will be times the trusty equipment you purchased will fail.  It may be something you can live without or a key role in getting from place to place.

So you may be surprised to find yourselves looking for boat parts and new equipment instead of watching the sunset in a beautiful location.  But even though there may be many repairs needed to keep your vessel going, it is usually done in spectacular locations.