Father McCrary, please help! In need of forgiveness!

[IRGuy]

Father McCrary.. I must confess.. I have grievously sinned! Please tell me what I must do to become pure again!

A friend and neighbor down the street called me for help! His boat would not start, and he was not sure what was wrong. He has just had an operation on his shoulder, and is not able to use his right arm normally. I went to his boat with him, and quickly determined that his batteries were both dead, and from what he said they would not hold a charge. I loaned my my charger, and after a day they still would not hold a charge, so I took him to get two new batteries. Since he was somewhat restricted in what he could do I installed the new batteries for him. He started the engines, thanked me, and I started the walk down the float away from him and his boat.

I turned back around to wave goodbye to him, and looking at his boat I realized what a fool I had been! His boat is a SeaRay. I have sinned! I have committed the ultimate sin against all here! I have stepped foot on a SeaRay! I have worked on a SeaRay! I am now dirty, a castaway, a turncoat! I am humbled!

Please.. PLEASE ..tell me what can I do to find redemption? Is there any solace for me? Can I find again hope for the future? I am alone now, a traitor.. an outcast! Where can I turn, what can I do?

Father McCrary, you are my only hope now! I beg your forgiveness!

[Terry Frank]

I bet a donation to the "sandbox" would absolve your sins.

[CaptPatrick]

Frank,

You haven't sinned at all!!

You helped a friend & fellow boater in need. You did exactly the right thing & without greed or ridicule. You didn't buy his boat & can't be held responsible for his apparent lack of taste in boats...

Ya' done a good deed & should be proud...

Br,

Patrick

[scot]

It may not be as bad as you think, if it's one of the older, original SeaRay hulls (late 60's to mid 80's) they were designed by Ray Hunt, that would make the boat practically "kin"... first cousin on the designer side.

Where I come from "kin is kin". Even the ones the family won't speak to.

[Raybo Marine NY]

Only Capt Pat can make a living off 31 bertrams, the rest of us have to rely on common folk boaters, searays are great for business!

[Charlie J]

say 100 hail bertrams and you should be good to go

[randall]

i owned a mid 90's sea ray for a few years.....hey ..no one bats 1000

[In Memory of Vicroy]

I owned a 40' Concorde once in my foolish youth....make a Searay look real good, maybe just a hair above a Blubliner. Pass the rosary....

UV

[Chiles]

While we are confessing, I just purchased a Grady White Seafarer 225.
It's a 2004 and I was able to pick it up for the price of the outboards alone.

At least it's a Hunt influnced design.

It was either that or put outboards on my B26.

-Chiles

(I'll start on my hail Bertrams now)

[Capt. Mike Holmes]

I've been lusting after a 42 Bert for over a year now, maybe not as bad an infraction?

[randall]

dont blame you mike...fished on one a bunch of times and its a tank....fun to pass almost everyone on the way in when its over six

[Capt. Mike Holmes]

Yeah, I just have to keep reminding myself it's probably more boat than I need, or could afford to keep.

Sho' is purty, though.

[randall]

you got that right.....all my friend who owned it had to do was invite people and show up.....and write the checks

[IRGuy]

Thank you Father McCrary, and thanks to all your acolytes! Your reassurances and admissions that some of you too have slipped from virtue and purity has made me feel whole again. I can once again hold my head high and know it is possible to be mortal on occasion, while still owning a Bertram. I approach the rebuild of my beloved "Phoenix" with a light heart and a renewed sense of purpose. I will try not to slip again!

BTW: Father Pat.. the check IS in the mail!