Hope’s Log - Day 1: 05/01/14: Today is our first official day as “Vintage Airstream Owners”! Yesterday, my wife Michelle and I purchased a 1971 23’ Airstream Safari Twin!
Having moved from the “Ocean State” to the land-locked “Grand Canyon State” 10 years ago, we sold our beloved sailboat, but now we are the proud owners of a Land Yacht! Our intent is to pay homage to our birthplace by affectionately naming her, “Hope”, which is Rhode Island’s state motto, that was allegedly inspired by the biblical phrase "hope we have as an anchor of the soul." The state motto appears on the great seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Interesting note: Longest state name, smallest state!) and on the state flag with an anchor and the word "Hope" above it.
Rather than restoring to “Like New” we intend to renovate Hope with a nautical “Luxurious Yacht” theme with teakwood trim and… (TBD, stay tuned :)). Since many of the interior components are in good condition, we also intend to remove them with care and offer them to our fellow Land Yachters to help others find that vintage piece they’ve been search for to complete their remodel and hopefully to help us counter our renovation costs.
Having been inspired and impressed by Pams72’s documented progress and other fellow Airstreamers candid and constructive feedback, Michelle and I would like to record our adventure in this forum, so that we can learn from you and hopefully inspire others to save a vintage airstream. (Interesting note: I heard a statistic that 60% of all Airstream’s ever produced are still around, but unfortunately, that means 40% have met their end).
As an IT Project/Program Manager (PM), I’m used to creating a plan and budget to monitor and control an engagement, so I intend to present my plan and budget to my readers, so that you will be part of the project team to give feedback on the logical way to progress and what to buy (and not to buy).
This ends day 1. Let the adventure begin!
Having moved from the “Ocean State” to the land-locked “Grand Canyon State” 10 years ago, we sold our beloved sailboat, but now we are the proud owners of a Land Yacht! Our intent is to pay homage to our birthplace by affectionately naming her, “Hope”, which is Rhode Island’s state motto, that was allegedly inspired by the biblical phrase "hope we have as an anchor of the soul." The state motto appears on the great seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Interesting note: Longest state name, smallest state!) and on the state flag with an anchor and the word "Hope" above it.
Rather than restoring to “Like New” we intend to renovate Hope with a nautical “Luxurious Yacht” theme with teakwood trim and… (TBD, stay tuned :)). Since many of the interior components are in good condition, we also intend to remove them with care and offer them to our fellow Land Yachters to help others find that vintage piece they’ve been search for to complete their remodel and hopefully to help us counter our renovation costs.
Having been inspired and impressed by Pams72’s documented progress and other fellow Airstreamers candid and constructive feedback, Michelle and I would like to record our adventure in this forum, so that we can learn from you and hopefully inspire others to save a vintage airstream. (Interesting note: I heard a statistic that 60% of all Airstream’s ever produced are still around, but unfortunately, that means 40% have met their end).
As an IT Project/Program Manager (PM), I’m used to creating a plan and budget to monitor and control an engagement, so I intend to present my plan and budget to my readers, so that you will be part of the project team to give feedback on the logical way to progress and what to buy (and not to buy).
This ends day 1. Let the adventure begin!
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