Guess what I just noticed today!

Doryman":1fr5yr0b said:
wannaboat":1fr5yr0b said:
And yes, I really am going to get that dammed window fixed, though probably not till after the season. Pat is right, it'll drive me to drink.
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Actually, if my experiences are any guide, you will have forgotten about it by the end of the season. When I was building my house in Utah, with my cousin who lives near Kingston (WA), his wife was kind of the design coordinator for the project. No project is perfect, and so it was with my house. But the few small things that appeared to be glaring errors in the beginning were only vaguely remembered and remarked after a year.

If it helps, remember that the Navajo believe that only God makes perfect things. That is why they deliberately wove one small mistake into every rug.

Warren
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Very thoughtful words, Warren. And I think it explains a lot... someone who worked on our boat must have been VERY Navajo! Trying to be more god-like, I have made a real effort to fix the "small deliberate mistakes". :roll: :wink

Frankly, I have become way less anal-retentive than I was back when we were working... in spite of what Dixie might tell you. These days, it's all about the fun... but I still keep Wild Blue looking pretty and functioning properly.

Mike, if it helps, you might try the mantra that works for us: "It's a boat." That means it spends a lot of time in the water. Not every arrival at the dock is perfect. When we're cruising, there isn't always excess fresh water for rinsing everything off each day. Watching a sunset at anchor beats waxing the boat any day. Fiberglass can be pretty and we try to keep it that way... but the boat still runs great even with a nick in the gelcoat (or a window with "personality"). :wink:

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Warren,
I love the Navaho thought process.....thanks for sharing it!


Mike,
If you do decide to remove and straighten the "crooked window", be certain that you don't get the putty and the vaseline mixed up or the window might fall out...... :shock: .....sorry folks, couldn't resist... :mrgreen:
 
DaveS":24al4m67 said:
Warren,
I love the Navaho thought process.....thanks for sharing it!


Mike,
If you do decide to remove and straighten the "crooked window", be certain that you don't get the putty and the vaseline mixed up or the window might fall out...... :shock: .....sorry folks, couldn't resist... :mrgreen:
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OK, that needs a bit more set-up...

Did you hear about the newlyweds who didn't know the difference between vaseline and window putty?

Their windows fell out. (rimshot)

:mrgreen:

That's how you tell a joke, Dave.

Thanks, folks, I'll be here all week. Tell your friends and don't forget to tip your waitress.
 
Doryman":399xkoad said:
If it helps, remember that the Navajo believe that only God makes perfect things. That is why they deliberately wove one small mistake into every rug.

Warren
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I like this little bit of Native philosophy, Warren. Never knew that. :? Thanks for sharing it. 8) When I was younger I'd drive myself nuts, all in the pursuit of "perfection". As I've grown older, I've come to realize; a)there's no such thing done by humans b)worrying about achieving what we can't will drive one nuts. I try not to sweat the small stuff but I still try to do things "correctly", although not"perfectly". Occasionally I still find myself obsessing and have to consciously stop myself. Guess I'm not perfect either.
 
Doryman":33ho0igs said:
If it helps, remember that the Navajo believe that only God makes perfect things. That is why they deliberately wove one small mistake into every rug.
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I like that, too, and join in the thanks for sharing it. My kids sometimes say my initials are OCD, so this might go a long ways in making their lives easier, as well as mine.
 
And if it helps, remember this Samish doesn't even have to intentionally incorporate a mistake - screwing things up just comes naturally...


Doryman":3e1nz40g said:
wannaboat":3e1nz40g said:
If it helps, remember that the Navajo believe that only God makes perfect things. That is why they deliberately wove one small mistake into every rug.
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There is a long history about delibert imperfections--including Turkish ship builders--so maybe one of those got into the C Dory Factory. I suspect that all of us have found imperfections.

The deliberate imperfection "thread" is actually very interesting and seems to permiate many cultures and religions. Definately a part of Islamic art (as we learned when bargining for Turkish rugs, and we were shown each rug's imperfection). It is shown in some ancient Japenese and Chinese art, There are rumors of certain sects of American religions making furniture or quilts which have imperfections. The ancient Greeks crafted imperfections in their art. There are deliberate imperfections in the Zen culture.

It is certainly interesting that the Navajo (and perhaps Iroquis) had the tradition of imperfections in their art --including many crafts and sand paintings as well as rugs. One wonders if this is a "natural" progression of man's reasoning, or if there was contact amoung ancient civilizations which propigated the "only God is perfect" philosophy. Thanks for those thoughts Warren!

Now go straighten the window--there are enough imperfections you have not yet found!
 
Warren, I'll add my thanks for the awesome bit of Navajo wisdom; hopefully it will help. :)

Right now, I have too much to do before getting the boat into the water, so I am going to wait until after the season and reevaluate the issue.

Who knows. Maybe the crooked boat under the window won't bother me as much then. :)
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mike
 
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