WebSailor was out-of-commission and out of the water for six weeks in the middle of the season.  Here's a summary of the log entries that relate to this frustrating ordeal:

6/28/2002) Bad News:  While motoring back from the Interclub yesterday, the engine made a fearsome clanking noise and stopped.  So, I'm in Erie, and the boat is at RCR Yachts in Buffalo.  It may be a broken or bent rod.  A rebuilt engine may be in order.  

At this time, I don't know how long we'll be out of commission -- expect a month.  First I have to get the boat to Dunkirk where the work will be done.  Let's hope that I can be sailing again by August!

(7/5/2002) Closer to Home:  The boat is in Dunkirk.  It was quite a trip from Buffalo -- started on a nice run with 12 knots from the NE and ended with 5 knots on the nose!  The boat will be pulled on Saturday.  Stay tuned for a repair timetable...  Thanks to Mike O'Neill, Jim Miceli and George for helping on the delivery trip.

(7/6/2002) On the hard:  We pulled the boat today, and it's sitting on jack stands at Chadwick Bay Marina.  Now we wait...

(7/29/2002) Engine Swapped:  Drove to Harrisburg today and traded in my dead engine on a completely rebuilt engine from Moyer Marine -- over 600 miles round trip, but worth every minute of it if it helps us get back sailing.

(8/2/2002) Installing?  The engine is in the boat, but, due to some unexplained and undetailed SNAFU, we won't be in the water this weekend.  I am disappointed...  Never let the work be done at a remote location.  We should have brought the boat to Erie...

(8/7/2002) Waiting:  The engine is still in the boat, but the boat is not in the water.  The latest problem is a couple of days of NE winds that blew all of the water out of the eastern portion of the lake, leaving the lift well in Dunkirk without enough water to launch a five-and-a-half foot draft sailboat.  Just can't catch a break here...

(8/8/2002) Coming Home:  Finally, after exactly six calendar weeks, we sailed (and motored) WebSailor back to our slip at Bay Harbor Marina.  Thanks so much to Mark Kubeja and Mike Krugger (who worked a full third shift and then went to Dunkirk with us to bring the boat back).  Thanks to Sue for driving us early on her day off.  The trip back was quite pleasant with 5-8 knot NNE winds (though they did oscillate more than we would have liked).  Got back to Erie about 6:30 on a clear and cool night.  Thanks to everyone for being supportive during this ordeal!!!