What have you and the folks at the boathouse been working on in the past few weeks?
THE GUYS AND I HAVE BEEN RIGHT OUT STRAIGHT. CHRIS HAS BEEN SCUBA DIVING TO CLEAN & CHECK MOORINGS AND BUILDING CANOE RACKS FOR NEWRY. DAVID HAS BEEN PAINTING THE LAST PULLING BOAT FOR THE SUMMER PROGRAM AND GETTING ANOTHER BOAT SPRUCED UP FOR THE ROCKLAND LOBSTER FESTIVAL. AND IN THE PAST 7 DAYS I HAVE BEEN FROM WHEELER BAY TO CROSS ISLAND, NEWRY & BURNT ISLAND. BUSY OLD DUFFERS WE ARE…
Hey John – what is the dirtiest part of your job?
THAT WOULD BE CLEANING THE PUMPS IN OUR 2 PUMPING SEPTIC TANKS – ALL IN GOOD FUN THOUGH.
If the boathouse had a theme song, what would that song be?
THAT WOULD BE “I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR” BY U2. THE COMBINED MATURITY OF THE BOATHOUSE GANG IS 192 YEARS AND WE ARE ALWAYS MISPLACING STUFF – TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, BOATS. HECK, ONE DARK & FOGGY NIGHT, A FEW YEARS BACK, I COULDN’T EVEN FIND HURRICANE ISLAND.
I’ve heard that the boathouse is haunted? Can you confirm or deny this rumor?
FOR SURE, BY GORY. YEARS AGO THE BOATHOUSE WAS ACTUALLY THE GRANITE CUTTING SHED FOR THE QUARRY NEXT DOOR. BIG MOTORS DROVE A STEEL CUTTING WIRE SLICING THE GRANITE LIKE CHEDDAR CHEESE. LEGEND HAS IT THAT AARON MCGILVERY GOT HIMSELF ALL TANGLED UP IN THE GEAR AND IT SHREDDED HIM UP GOOD. MAYBE SOME OF THE TOOLS WE THOUGHT WE MISPLACED, MAYBE AARON MOVED THEM – I’M JUST SAYIN’…