"Can this thing be fixed?" When he saw the Crazy Mouse again, Hong Tao felt that this mouse was too miserable, just like he had just been caught by a mouse trap. Half of the two masts remained, the two large aluminum alloy wheels were twisted and deformed, more than half of the 10 sail ropes were broken, a few were still hanging on the deck, and the bottom of the ship was also broken by the demolition tools of the American police.

"It's okay, I've seen a much worse situation than your ship, and it can still be repaired. The Victor dockyard over there is very good craftsmanship, and I know their owner, so I might be able to give you a discount. "The American policeman who drove Hong Tao to the pier and Hong Tao met for the first time, but they were quite enthusiastic.

"Then how about you take me to talk to them?" Hong Tao didn't want this ship anymore, no matter how good the craftsmanship was, he didn't feel comfortable in his heart. It's the same as driving, driving a car that has been in a major accident and has been repaired, and I always feel unsafe.

The owner of Victor's dockyard is naturally called Victor, who is already fifty or sixty years old and has a big belly. After seeing Hong Tao's ship, he gave an offer that it would cost $9,000 to repair the ship! Hong Tao didn't even want to pay $9 for the ship, so he and this Victor talked for more than half an hour, and even found out that the Canadian-speaking militia helped the United States fight the war of independence, and finally sold the broken ship to him for $105,000♀. Then he asked him to drive himself and Eliza to the local second-hand boat market to buy a new boat.

"Actually, we can tow the boat back for a few hundred dollars and find someone to fix it, I think 5,000 Canadian dollars is enough, and it is too much to lose 30,000 or 40,000 dollars just after one drive. You're wasting money!" Eliza didn't agree with Hong Tao's approach, she felt that there was a better way.

"No, no, no. It's not about money, it's about security. The ship was so unlucky. According to our Chinese habits, it is not in harmony with me, and it may not be possible for others to open it, but I am determined not to touch it again, otherwise I will have to save you next time...... But it would be nice to save it a few more times, don't you say?" Hong Tao brought out his set of idealism, this thing is the most effective, Europeans and Americans still respect faith very much, once it comes to personal beliefs. Most people don't want to force you to do anything anymore, because there are so many beliefs here, almost all of them in the world.

"Be serious, but you lost the bet, you have to listen to me this time to buy a boat!" Eliza heard what Hong Tao said at the last sentence, and actually blushed like a big girl.

"Then I have the right to build a hull, I also want an aluminum alloy hull, this is a must, yesterday on the helicopter I discussed this with the lifeguard, he said that aluminum alloy is much better than FRP strength and toughness, as long as you buy a boat. Pay attention to the hulls that have an unsinkable design. Hong Tao no longer insisted on letting him decide what type of ship to buy this time, and it seemed that it was indeed inappropriate for a layman to command an insider, and this accident was a living example.

He was not honest in the helicopter yesterday, and discussed with the lifeguards all the way about the cause of the capsizing accident. According to the lifeguards. The sail is not the point of capsizing, the point is on this boat, which was not originally designed to run at high speeds. In addition, it is a catamaran, and it is easy to turn over once the tilt angle exceeds 10 degrees. This is also a common weakness of catamarans. Either it doesn't tilt much, and if it tilts too much, it will overturn. Therefore, the lifeguards do not build yì Hongtao to go to the ocean to use this kind of catamaran, or the monohull is easier to operate.

Rochester is just a small lakeside city on the south shore of Lake Ontario, but its sailing market is no smaller than Toronto, which shows that the United States is indeed rich. According to Eliza, half of the world's sailboats and yachts are in the United States, and more than two-thirds of private jets are also in the United States, so it is best to buy these things in the United States, and it is not for nothing that Americans call Canada rural.

Like all women buying things, Eliza can't change this problem of picking and choosing even if her personality is like a woman, she has already visited four agency companies, asked no less than seven or eight agents, and took a large stack of information in her hand, but she still didn't finally make up her mind to buy that one, but narrowed down the selection to four or five hulls.

Three of the five ships are made of aluminium and the other two are fiberglass, but Eliza thinks they are very affordable and have only been used for a little more than a year, which is basically the same as a new boat.

"If the price factor is removed, which ship do you think has the best overall condition?" Hong Tao had to interject, according to Eliza's wishes, I am afraid that I will not be able to pick it all until the evening.

"That's supposed to be this one, it's 90 years old, it hasn't been altered in any way, even the oyster paint has only been brushed once, do you see the cabin galley? The whole oven has not been removed, which means that the galley has not been used at all. The agent said the owner lived in New York and had only come over twice the previous summer before before the boat and then it was towed ashore and parked there never to be used again. However, its price is a bit high, 33,000 US dollars, and after buying it, we have to spend thousands more dollars to replace all the sails, and its sails are not well maintained and have aged. Eliza looked at the information in her hand and pondered it again, and finally came to her conclusion.

"That's it, I think the color is very good, you ask them if they can let us drive the boat away today, buy it if you can, pay in full, let them send it to my lawyer, and go back slowly, anyway, we don't go to the dock, we have our own houseboat." Hong Tao even said coaxing to push Elisa to find an agent, he forgot what this ship looked like, he had seen too much this morning, he was confused.

After lunch, the second Mad Mouse was towed into the water. It was a 26-foot aluminium monohull dhow, more slender than the original catamaran, and the space in the cabin was cramped, with only one bedroom, still in the bow, which was the most bumpy part of the ship. But there is no way, in order to make room for the kitchen and multi-purpose hall, it can only make do.

With the help of the agent, Hong Tao and Eliza replaced all the cables, sail ropes and sails with new ones, and the original set of sails were stuffed into the utility room as a backup, and then Hong Tao spent more than 8,000 US dollars to install a 300W hydroelectric generator from Watt&Sea at the stern. This thing is Hong Tao a few days ago, I wanted to order one from the United States, this time I happened to see that there was a sale, and it was more than 300 dollars cheaper than the order, so I took it immediately.

It's a very practical device, and installing it in the stern of the boat is like installing an external thruster. Usually you can lift it up with the guò handle, and when you use it, you just need to put it in the water. When the speed of the ship exceeds 7 knots, it can generate electricity at full power, which is very convenient to cooperate with the generator and battery in the cabin. When the boat is opened, the hydroelectric generator is used to generate electricity, and when the ship is parked or the speed of the ship is not enough, the generator and battery are used, and there is no need to bring additional fuel, which is environmentally friendly, green and low-carbon travel.

Although the sailboat relies on the sail as the power to sail, but there are many equipment on the ship that need to be driven by electricity, such as communication equipment, lighting equipment, kitchen equipment, toilets, etc., if you rely only on the stern engine to generate electricity, it will have to bring a lot of fuel, which virtually increases the weight of the hull and affects the distance of the voyage.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Hong Tao and Eliza set sail again, and there were several American friends standing on the shore, including Victor, who made a lot of money from Hong Tao, of course, they had to send this God of Wealth to drive, and welcome him to come often in the future, he must be a diamond-level customer.

"Come on, captain, you still have a head injury, let me steer it, and this time I promise not to touch that sail again. As soon as he sailed out of Rochester Harbor, Hong Tao could not bear it anymore, and Lai Pilai begged Captain Eliza to be gracious and allow him to operate the sailboat. What you just learned is always the most addictive, and even if Hong Tao is reborn five times, he still can't change this problem.

"I have to keep an eye on you all the time, if I get hit in the head again, I'm afraid I won't be your coach! I don't want to lie in the hospital for the rest of my life, and I still have Vanessa to take care of!" Eliza didn't let go this time, she still firmly guarded the steering wheel, and her reason was very good, once she was bitten by a snake for ten years, she was afraid of the well rope!

"It's okay, when the time comes, I will raise you and Vanessa, and I will definitely not let you be left alone, you can rest assured of this......" Hong Tao was still unstable on the sloping deck, without the support of the steering wheel, he could only hug Eliza's waist from behind, and his hand was probably unintentionally raised higher, anyway, he thought it was unintentional.

“…… You're harassing a captain...... "If it had been the day before yesterday, Eliza would have thrown Hong Tao out of her crotch a long time ago, but now she didn't do that, just twisted her body slightly, expressed her protest in principle, and didn't make any substantive movements."

"Nonsense! This accusation is very serious...... I was concerned about a lady I liked, and asked her for some kind of advice, but she didn't reply to me...... "As soon as Hong Tao saw that Eliza was not rough with him, he knew that this woman had let go of her psychological burden, so he took a step further and got his hand under Eliza's life jacket.

"Don't do that...... I can't sail the ship, wait until I get to the anchorage...... "Eliza is not so much refusing as to discuss, she can't just drop anchor out of port."

"Okay, take the initiative to kiss me, as interest!" Hong Tao felt that Eliza's proposal was very reasonable, although he wanted to immediately learn more about the mystery of the woman in his arms, but he still had to take into account her feelings, and if he was too resistant, don't do it at the moment, and adjust it slowly. (To be continued......)