"My dad changed the spelling of his name to "Ronn" upon the prompting of a girlfriend, who was into numerology. Apparently the extra "n" was supposed to be good luck/karma/etc......"
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Heidi Lynn Hayes replied to Allen Wilson's discussion Grand Canyon Dory built by Keith Steele resurected from the desert.
Heidi Lynn Hayes replied to Allen Wilson's discussion Grand Canyon Dory built by Keith Steele resurected from the desert.
"While Keith Steele might have made the original boat hull for the Betty Boop, my dad, Ronn Hayes, actually completely rebuilt the entire bow. Unfortunately, after leaving Oregon with the boat strapped atop his '54 pickup, dad miscalculated the…"
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- just joining up so I can follow up on the "Betty Boop" resurrection story.....Ronn Hayes was my dad....his "given" name was Ronald Grimwood Hayes...in the 1980's he adopted ":Ronn" ...a girlfriend was into numerology and convinced him the extra "n" would be good luck/karma/etc...if you knew my dad, you'd know he'd be inclined to listen to a woman he was courting...at least for a little while...back to the boat, I'm thinking in some of the photo archives I've got I might have a shot or two of Betty in her prime...I'll look..
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- my dad's ancient caligari.....his last raft...
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