Ship's Husband Passes

In the old days the ship's husband maintained the ship while she was in port. My uncle Howard never dreamed of long distance cruising but took great pride in constructing a few of the boat's major components . His dreams ( literally) were filled with ideas of how to accomplish the various tasks to get our boat seaworthy. Over the course of the past few years he re-greased winches, cast the keel, built the rudder, polished bronze, and worked by our side on weekends. In my last conversation with him we were discussing the amazing job he did on the rudder. He passed away on his own terms, being active on various gardening projects till the end. He will be missed by family, friends and fellow boat builders.