20 July 2005

Dear Barry,
Enclosed you will find the last photos from our Bo-Jest project MINERVA... now "swimming".

On Sunday evening 17.July 2005, we lifted MINERVA into the river of BRENTA/VENICE/ITALY and she floated perfectly on the caculated waterline. The engine started immediatly and we run our first round across the river and back to the dockage, but... the diesel backline was installed wrong and untight, what a smell. The Morse cable to the gearbox was in the wrong way- backward was foreward. The stuffing box did not sound so good, but after a small lift of the engine it was solved. On Monday we ran to the beautiful city of CHIOGGIA in the VENICE LAGOON for a delightfull lunch and listened to the applause of the dockpeople. MINERVA is an Eyecatcher!!!

Thanks to Glen-L Designs, to the unknown Original Designer. To all others who want to start the same project a message, START... NOW!!

yours,
Thomas Walli
Helmut Tusch
Norbert Fantur
the Glen-L Boatbuilders