The passing of my dad Richard Messineo ("Binky" "Binkster")
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:02 pm
I wanted to let those who remember my dad Richard Messineo ("Binky" or "Binkster") that my father passed away last Friday after being very ill for the past year. He was a frequent contributor on the forum although I am not sure he has posted here for the past five years. Yes, he had fun being sarcastic at times and got kicked off this forum more than once (which I think he thought was kind of fun). He was also very talented and a kind and loving father. The boats he restored are more than beautiful and I hope that his contributions here have helped some of you with your boats.
He shared his love of boats with me, and as his daughter, he always encouraged me to do anything I set my mind to. Especially those things that were considered "activities for boys". I will never sell the 13-foot Boston Whaler that he and I restored together in the early 2000's.
He also restored a beautiful c.1960 13-footer "Sweeet 13" that was sold around 2016. I believe the person who bought the boat was also from this forum.
Below is a link to the page about another of his boats, the 15-footer he completed in 2014. Sadly he never got to put in the water because that is when he started to have health problems.
Here is a link to his post about his 15-foot Boston Whaler:
http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/022776.html
Rest in Peace Dad. I love and miss you so much.
He shared his love of boats with me, and as his daughter, he always encouraged me to do anything I set my mind to. Especially those things that were considered "activities for boys". I will never sell the 13-foot Boston Whaler that he and I restored together in the early 2000's.
He also restored a beautiful c.1960 13-footer "Sweeet 13" that was sold around 2016. I believe the person who bought the boat was also from this forum.
Below is a link to the page about another of his boats, the 15-footer he completed in 2014. Sadly he never got to put in the water because that is when he started to have health problems.
Here is a link to his post about his 15-foot Boston Whaler:
http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/022776.html
Rest in Peace Dad. I love and miss you so much.