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16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 14, 1989 Labour of love recalls memories of the sea by Rob Streich hobby for a living, Mark Warbur- business, Watercraft, Everyone dreams of being able ton has made his dream float with When Mark, his wife Kara and 10 quit a tedious job and work ata his new boat repair and restoration 16 month old daughter Emma " tH Mark Warburton demonstrates some of the precise work which has earned him respect In the boat repair and renovation business. By now, Warburton figures he has painted a- strip of varnish around the world. moved to a little cottage at View ble position, on a majestic sailing Lake last year, their main goal vessle at: the Royal Canadian was just to get out of the city." Yacht Club in Toronto. They wanted to move to an area Although he might prefer to where they would be glad to see pe sailing it, for the past three J their daughter grow up. years he has been solely responsi- ies bh La 4 ; : LY j . No stranger to this area hav- ble for the maintenance and resto. a oo a = i -- #1 - =" Ing grown up in Oshawa, after ration of the Southwind Niagara, -- Warburton's new business, Watercraft Is the answer to his dreams. It allows spending several months commut- It is a 65 foot, 53 year old him to do what he most enjoys, work with boats. Warburion's latest project Is ing to work in Toronto, Warbur- ocean going vessle which seems this 30 year old mahogany and cedar lapstrake boat. While he has been working Jar dealdss, ro ry io bring some of 10 slic contentodly in Lake Onta- on it over the months, hi I I . ge . Ho g the summers. months, his dog Vimy (Ridge the third) has kept him company. Warburton works, in an envia- While beautifying and im- proving this ship is sheer joy, Warburton wanted somethin more out of life than running bac and forth between Durham and To- ronto. He decided to try his hand at building, repairing, and restoring other boats, something new that he could devote his talents to. He put the word out, and his reputation and expertise quickly attracted a clientelle. Now, in- stead of travelling to work every- * day, he rents a small shop in - Prince. Albert and has the boats brought to him, only travelling into Toronto twice a week. Warburton's current project is a beautiful mahogany and cedar 19 foot inboard boat. Built in 1951 in the lapstrake (or clinker) con- OUT GOES - Sho scam onto ames. SURPLUS ©) THE PRICE CUTTER'S AXE Although once common in these waters, this type of boat has STOCK HR sa He FALLS AGAIN... erode veo, Taio Sra TEST YOUR ticular vessle hasbeen pp va WILL POWER only nosdod Wau ori realy YOUR CHOICE | Dont ACT ns te al, si an GONE v ay NOW! eS ALL STOCK hits LC 3 When he has completed this ONCE REDUCED BY... Glo & ietun fl oof ba : : waterline, will have sealed the ina EXTRA 100,000 hull to modern standards of endu- ifeti | oi rance. The other work of sealing Lise1ime % (One po on and finishing will help to preserve BARGAINS the wood and keep water out for " "By now, I've painted a strip eamish around the world," he Everything ordered For Mark Warburton, working r MORE SOLD on boats is .a labour of love. 0 While some people dislike work- . off regular price to the bare walll ing with their hands, he feels that - anything he can do which keeps CLOSED MARCH 20 & 21 him near boss, and his great memories of the sea, is we RE-OPENING MARCH 22 worth his while, Contest closes at y 7 ¥ > > abun hs vee) involved ) it ts i t life. Noon March 18, 89 180 Mary Street, He claims he was hooketl is a Prizes awarded y P rt P fl landtrip to Egypt 'was transformed 1 p.m. same da 0 erry fl into a cruise to the Orient. p.m. y FOR LARGER SIZES (behind the post office) 985-9948 He has seen much of the yp: a Co TO /@ world from the deck of a ship and. urn to page 19) | | \ ' .