How to fix an old gaff (or make a new one)

[Fresh One]

Cap, I've notice you are a machine with anything you do. How did you learn a lot of these trades?

I have just always been a mechanical kind of guy. As a kid, instead of asking for a new bike or skateboard, I'd rebuild what I had just because I wanted to. Always wanted to make stuff better. Went to diesel mechanic school, but they just showed me how to read the manual and follow their steps. Already knew what was in the manual. When somebody is doing something I am not familiar with, I shut up and watch. My Dad is the same way. It seems everytime I hire someone to do something for me, I end up regretting it and wishing I had done it myself. Appliance repair guys, plumbers, electricians, all of them are just doing what I can do myself. On boats I just know what is going to give me a problem at the worst possible time from experience. I see things and say "that can be done better." All that and I am not old enough to be stubborn yet. Always looking for new products and ways to do things, learning. My wife will tell you its because I spend WAY too much money on tools. She is right. 1/2 way through a job and a new tool can help things go faster, I will drive 100 miles to get that tool. I'm an idiot that way, but I do have just about every tool known to mankind, until they make something new I don't have........

Offer classes?