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[[underline]] July 4 [[/underline]] (Sunday) Rather cool. For first time as I remember the Yucca flowers are not out. This is a much [[underline]] belated season. [[/underline]] Morning drove [[underline]] to City Island [[/underline]] to buy an [[underline]] auxiliary sloop. [[/underline]] - Was [[underline]] sold yesterday. [[/underline]] Afternoon drove to Rye to see some sailboats. Unsuitable too much draft. Beautiful weather.
[[underline]] July 5. Relatively few firecrackers yesterday and to day. [[/underline]] Cool pleasant bright weather, very different from [[strikethrough]] To [[/strikethrough]] typical 4th July.
[[underline]] July 6. [[/underline]] Warmer. Bought a [[underline]] 15' x 5' Cape Cod center-board little sloop at Wanamakers for $300 + $20 [[/underline]] for freight to be delivered at Spuyten Duivel. Also a [[underline]] Johnson- [[/underline]] twin outboard motor for ? additional. This [[underline]] will give me a chance of [[/underline]]
[[left margin underline]] Now in Miami [/left margin underline]]
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[[underline]] once in a while to go out on the Hudson. [[/underline]] Partial strike of employees of Subway complicated by a rainy day.
[[underline]] July 7. [[/underline]] Busy day at office
[[underline]] July 8 Boat [[/underline]] was [[underline]] delivered [[/underline]] at 4 P.M at Reliance Motor Boat Co. Very warm weather. [[underline]] Hull [[/underline]] badly [[underline]] dented [[/underline]] at bow and at sides Tried unsuccessfully to make outboard motor go. So drove home in a taxicab and will return tomorrow
[[underline]] July 9. [[/underline]] Left early to [[underline]] fetch [[/underline]] the [[underline]] boat. [[/underline]] Very warm. About noon left [[underline]] under sail [[/underline]] passed bridge, put Dick off at Riverdale and [[underline]] sailed off alone. [[/underline]] Southerly breeze, [[underline]] reached [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] Yonkers Corinthian Yacht Club [[/underline]] at about 1:30. Then went out again in afternoon. [[underline]] She sails well. [[/underline]] Have not used motor. A very hot day
[[underline]] July 10. [[/underline]] Still hotter. Remained