Chapter 11 Summary

When Dick gets home he begins to work on his boat immediately. In one day he picks up the engine and gets it installed, and gets more lumber the next day and continues with his own work. He sees it will take more money to complete than he had estimated, what with radar, etc. He decides it is not yet time to have Joxer Goode look at his progress. Then it is time to see Parker again about another trip for Swordfish.

Dick takes ten dollars and goes to the Neptune. He finds Parker there, but Parker is not as friendly as Dick had thought he would be. He tells Dick that he may not be around all summer, and not to depend on him. He asks Dick to try to get some more pots for lobster and red crab from Goode. Then...