I got a new digital camera, but I can’t get the damned thing to focus or flash. I’ve read all the instructions and have been using digitals for a while, so I know how to use them. I’ll just take it back and see what’s what.

So no pictures today.

I’m going to introduce the guys who work here. They all love boats, all love working with their hands, are dedicated… all the good stuff.

John Goulet has been here for 4 years. I advertised for help the same week he conveniently moved to the Island. He came with a good background in electronics and some woodworking, but I could tell right away he wanted to learn and would become a great asset. It’s great that he lives on the Island- commuting from Kingston every day gets a little taxing. He loves his work and I think he spends more time here than he does at home. He has become very skilled in restorations and is a natural with electronics, so we’ve been able to expand into high tech installations.

Jonathan Morin has been here about a year and a half. He was the 4th fulltime employee I ever hired- all  named John- but he was the first non left handed John. He was pretty green and I had help from Community Futures Developement Corp. to hire and train him. It has worked out very well. He is very keen, has quickly aquired the patience and skills required for this work, and he loves to come to work each day.

Edward Coffey- the first non John- has been here since the fall. I’m getting the same help from CFDC and it’s working out great. He’s getting his hands dirty doing all the stuff that I don’t want to do, and he’s getting pretty adept at stripping and prepping wood work, and getting comfortable with power tools which is a good thing. His girlfriend is a singer and thus keeps opposite hours from what I’m used to- so Ed has a hard time getting here very early. He’s the originator of the afternoon shift at the shop.

That’s it - I’ll get the camera working right and update the projects. We also have to pretty exciting new (cool) jobs in the works that I’ll fill you in on.

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