Waterline: Of Fathers, Sons, and Boats  ..Joe Soucheray

This was an excellent book that is focused on one man’s drive to restore a boat that he feels would replace the one that brought him so much joy as a child. What he starts with is a pile of rubble. Through the restoration he wrestles with all of his feelings of mortality. His father is at the end of his life. Joe finds himself closer to all the members of his family. Who was it that sat and talked boats with his father in the hospital? Who was it that his daughter found to be the most important person to show her new health? Who was it that earned the presence of his son for nearly every major event of the boat’s new life? All of these roles were filled by none other than the author. He found a closer bond to his wife. He was present for all three of his children. This book is about a man who sets out to restore an old boat, but finds so much in the process. You will feel every emotion and experience every elation and pain.