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badly and got swamped and overturned when being towed [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] returned from her trip West enchanted by her vacation except for some very unpleasant traveling in Nevada, in crowded ill kept trains.
Aug 27. All day spent on [[red underline]] Ion [[/red underline]] while at mooring in Spuyten Duivel. [[strikethrough]] Afternoon took out [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Dinghy [[/red underline]] [[thightened?]] somewhat. After errands [[red underline]] equipped it with sail [[/red underline]] and went sailing in Hudson. This is my first handling of a sail boat since I was a student in Ghent. 
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Aug 28. Another very active day aboard [[strikethrough]] Cygnet [[/strikethrough]] ^[[ION]] working on odds and ends, and putting Evinrude Engine in shape
Aug 29 (Sunday) At home with [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] all day. Spent most of it calculations on new [[strikethrough]] sailing mas [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] collapsible [[/red underline]]
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[[red underline]] sailing masts [[/red underline]] and rig for equipping Ion with two leg of mutton sails.
Aug 30. [[red underline]] Miss Evans and Jim [[/red underline]] came back from their vacation. Celine tells me the Yonkers papers announced their marriage one week ago. Left with [[red underline]] Ion for Perth Amboy. [[/red underline]] Good run, engine working very well, better than ever. Left Spuyten Duivel at 12:30P.M arrived Perth Amboy anchorage at 4:15. Head winds tide against us. Warm hazy weather. Evening did some sailing in dinghy. Then [[red underline]] Gunderson [[/red underline]] came aboard for some changes on intake of carburetor.
Aug 31. Up early. Then at about 10 AM. to factory [red underline]] Orders filled this month even exceeding those of previous month. Highest deliveries on record. MacDonald [[/red underline]] on her vacation so is [[red underline]] Byck. Fuller [[/red underline]]