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E-book Title: Dream Building
Author: Sandi Freeman, Lee Freeman
Book Description: Dream Building is a story of how a family built one of their life's dreams. A dream that would impact them for years to come. It is a book packed with information and humor about how they built and cruised their own boat affectionately named the Fair Havens. It is loaded with photographs and answers to questions that arise with such a project. If you are planning to build your own boat, or you are looking for a great family project, this book is for you!
Dream Building was featured in the July 2002 edition of Houseboat Magazine
Experience the building of this dream:
How they selected the right plans for them
What building material they used and where to find it
Step by step construction tips with a lot of photos
How to prevent wood decay with products found at the local stores
Fiberglassing
Interior construction
Painting on a budget and what the paint store will not tell you
The excitement of the family as they build this dream
The agony of the engine purchase
The first test launch
The Maiden Voyage and how not to anchor
The case of the moving channel markers
Trips to the Florida Keys with color pictures
You will experience an average family building their dream together...
After a long time we narrowed our selection to two boats found in the Glen-L catalog. The sleek Raven, and the homely Gypsy. The Raven had it all. She was a 27 ft. trailerable cabin cruiser with sleek lines. The cabin had nice berthing, galley and head. I could see myself coming into dock as all drooled over my mini yacht. The Gypsy on the other hand had all except looks. She was a homely boat but very practical. She did have a very shallow draft, which I wanted for the Florida lakes. Also, the Gypsy could be used as a camper, and I thought the layout was more practical for a family with children. So, with the children chanting, "Raven, Raven," I picked up the phone and ordered the Gypsy! I never regretted this decision, and soon the family came to love the homely Gypsy that we christened "Fair Havens."
To the excitement of the dreams reality!
That night the crew wanted to sleep on the bow porch, which I agreed to. I noticed as I went to bed that along the shoreline you could hear small minnows splashing. So we fell asleep with a gentle rocking of the boat and the soothing splash of those minnows. Around 4 A.M. I awoke and noticed the splashing of the minnows was very close, so I tried to get up to investigate. However, I couldn't sit up, because the bow of the boat was angled down. Still being half asleep, the thought came to me that I should not have let the crew sleep on the bow porch, because their weight was pulling the bow down. Then I jolted awake with the realization that something was terribly wrong!More... | 
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