Skookum Maru

[Garret]

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Congrats! The happiest day in a British car owners life is...

[Hugh MacD]

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Sounds like a great day, Chris When I was racing I always enjoyed going through Customs...usually at Sumas on the way to Westwood. They unfailingly returned courtesy in kind...and the flip side was greeted with vengeful efficiency.

[hawkeye54]

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Ahhh, chrome bumpers, Rudge knock-off wheels, retracting antenna . . . and the exact same color / interior as my old Fiat 850 Spider, as well ! Enjoy the rehab, Chris - yours and the car's



Rick

[cstevens]

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Awesome Addition!

You've always had good taste

Luckily I was tearing around Portland in my MG midget when I met my wife, How could she resist

-Derek

Congrats! The happiest day in a British car owners life is...

Sounds like a great day, Chris When I was racing I always enjoyed going through Customs...usually at Sumas on the way to Westwood. They unfailingly returned courtesy in kind...and the flip side was greeted with vengeful efficiency.

Ahhh, chrome bumpers, Rudge knock-off wheels, retracting antenna . . . and the exact same color / interior as my old Fiat 850 Spider, as well ! Enjoy the rehab, Chris - yours and the car's



Rick

Thanks everyone! I'm looking forward to driving and pottering about with the MG. Just a couple more weeks until I can drive and lift more than 10 pounds again. Hugh, I envy you the experience of racing at Westwood. It had closed by the time I started racing so I never had a chance to get up there. It looked like a fun course though.

[neil.henderson]

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Excellent - think I would have bought that lovely Morgan. Glad to hear all went well. Enjoy the MG - name? (Henrietta?).

regards Neil

[cstevens]

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Excellent - think I would have bought that lovely Morgan. Glad to hear all went well. Enjoy the MG - name? (Henrietta?).

regards Neil

The Morgan was a great looking car, and the E-Type was stunning in silver on red, but neither would really do as a daily driver and to take the kid to school. The MGB GT is the right car for me right now. Although I'd love to have a Morgan someday. There is one around town in British racing green with black wire wheels. Just stunning.

As for the name, good question. After working through a few options we have landed on "Jack" as a good name for a modest British car with ambitions beyond its humble origins. There are so many great Jacks from the British Isles. Jack Tar, Jack-be-Nimble, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack and Jill... Jack is the unlikely hero of every story. He has pluck, ingenuity and wit instead of power and speed. Seems fitting to me.

Tory and Dash took Jack to the shop this afternoon, where he will be out of the weather until I'm recovered enough to give him a good clean and polish.





They both agreed that he's a lot of fun to drive - and ride in.

[_QB_]

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Very handsome car, Chris. I take back almost everything I said re coupes vs. roadsters. I would like to hear how she sounds, winding up through the gears, when you are able to record a video...

The front disc brakes on that Morgan looked way out of place, but I guess it's an acceptable mod in those circles?

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[cstevens]

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Very handsome car, Chris. I take back almost everything I said re coupes vs. roadsters. I would like to hear how she sounds, winding up through the gears, when you are able to record a video...

The front disc brakes on that Morgan looked way out of place, but I guess it's an acceptable mod in those circles?

Different strokes and all that Paul, no? It's a good thing that there are coupes for those that like 'em, and convertibles for those that don't. Also sedans for the foolish people who are satisfied with a mere trunk, and wagons for those sagacious folk who can recognize a truly useful vehicle. Not to mention pickup trucks for the people with more chores than friends.

As for the Morgan, I had to check. Turns out that they have had front discs since 1968. They still have ash-framed bodies though. Modern only goes so far.

I do aim to get a proper MGB driving video at some point but it will be a few weeks.

[cstevens]

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I see that it's been a while since my post. Between rehab and the various demands of life (work, more work, taking the kid to karate, taking the kid to soccer, taking the kid to swimming lessons...) I haven't had much time to work on Skookum Maru or tackle any other boat projects so I have very little to report. However I can at least say that I'm mostly back to normal, post-surgery. It's going to be a few more weeks before I'm allowed to row on an erg, much less in a boat, but I'm looking forward to getting past all of the restrictions and getting back in shape!

[hawkeye54]

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Thanks for posting the update, Chris - as may have been said earlier "one day at a time "

[Garret]

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Yep! Good to hear you're on the mend!

As an aside - 2 days ago I was working on staging alongside the boat in 88 degrees & blazing sun. Today the high was 51, rain, and 30MPH wind gusts. Not the best day for trying to rearrange tarps over the boat!

[Bobcat]

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Good to hear from you

[Hugh MacD]

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Glad to hear you're doing well, Chris. Keep up with the PT and follow orders! You'll be back writing cruising reports before you know it and I'll be looking forward to reading them

[jsjpd1]

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Glad your just about back up to full speed Chris, now doubt you’ll still get some quality boat time at some point this season.

[cstevens]

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Thanks everyone. We are still planning on our annual August cruise but there is a list of chores to be done on the boat between now and then so I'd better get after it. More to come soon...