On one page he does a quick sum of what he has spent so far to fix up Drift Away. http://trawlerdriftaway.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html

The list comes to some $12,000 "so far."

Somehow in the back of my mind, I get the feeling it is best not to total such numbers. GRIN

I am required by the admiral to hand in receipts... most of them make it into the proper pile... but I don't plan on looking at the bottom line.

Isn't there a saying about boat owners and a special sort of insanity?

Fair Winds.