Was lucky enough to meet the (in)famous Pond Boss DIED. Just a great guy in person. We hauled up the wreckage and did a damage assessment. That big ol chunk of concrete did the most damage. Direct hit amidship, crushed the center bench and ripped out both side of the benches hull rivets. I brought the vessel home, it's in drydock now. Pledged to fix her, at least make it seaworthy again. I have the technology. Those lousy vandals will not sink our spirits.
i'll turn that right around pond frog and say i was lucky to meet you. thanks for taking the time to come up the hill and meet me.
as pond frog said, we pulled the sad wreckage up from below the spillway and inspected her.
along with dents, bumps, bruises, and scratches, the large piece of concrete caused the worst of it. along with the seat and hull rivet damage, the port gunnel was crushed and ripped away from the topsides, this will be a tricky fix beyond any skill i possess, the goal on that is to restore the oarlock. she may not be as pretty as she once was, and hopefully she'll carry us on our pond voyages once again.
this was definitely another fine example set for the pondboss community. thanks again pond frog, and to the rest of yall.
ps, we spoke about getting together when you come up jhap, i wish you could have heard and seen the pond frog gasp and stare in wonder as i exalted the trophy GSF and bullheads in our ponds
