Watch Out! Capt. Dick is Back On The Water!

W.R. Kenan

Yeah, Captain Cantankerous his own self, Dick Metcalf is back and we launched his boat, W. R. Kenan on opening day this last Wednesday.

Leave it to Dick to be the first one moored in Fairport. Me? Jealous? You bet.

Anyway, we hadda put a long extension on his trailer, then the helpful folks at Midlakes (thanks Steve!) pushed the 50+ year-old steel-hulled trawler (and it's 80+ year-old owner) into the water.

Launching went off without a hitch (yuk yuk), but when I ran into Dick later in Fairport, he said we had almost sunk the boat because we forgot to check to see if all the hoses below decks were hooked up. Probably my fault.

Dick shows me how it's done

Anyway, even with canal water filling the bilge he made it safely to Fairport, and now he's just waiting for them to turn on the water on the North side and open the damned bathrooms.

See ya in the drink!