Larry, Joseph, Brian and Rich..........hello to all, just joined the forum yesterday but started working on two Niagaras about a month ago. One for me and one for a friend of mine. He doesn't know it yet. We like going to the Houston Maritime Museum and seeing all the models there. Only ship build was a plastic Constitution back in 1971. Joseph, I see you also build musical instruments. Building a harpsichord is one on my to do list, though time is running out. Have built a Celtic harp and a mountain dulcimer (for my wife) as well. It will be fun to watch the progress of all of you as well as learn. It's my first POB project as well. My REAL summer project was to have crewed on the real Niagara when she sails the Great Lakes this year. But that was all down the drain when my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago. May never get to do it. I'm 64 and not getting stronger. Rich, I saw on your profile that you like Astronomy and live in Tyler. I'm only about 170 miles away. Perhaps one day I can introduce you to my 17.5" Dobsonian that I built about 15 years ago. Of course if you get new employment and have to move away.....well, we'll see. Sorry to stray off topic. Enjoy your builds, all of you and if any of you are down this way, perhaps I can get you aboard the Elissa in Galveston. A fine steel hulled square rigger she is.
Bill Broussard
Iola, Texas (about 100 miles northwest of Houston, in the Bryan/College Station area)
Hello Tex, just found your site because of the Morgan. I am building a Niagara, same scale. Hope to do the Morgan, if I live long enough. I see that you and I are almost exactly the same age, born in 49, July, only you popped out the chute three+ weeks ahead of me. You are also in Willis, just north of Conroe, so I live about 1 hour 15 minutes away. Perhaps one day I can see your build for real. Until such time I will follow your build here on the forum.
