This job is 100% amateur. Although I’ve read tons and studied tons and followed dozens of blogs & web forums I am no expert. I very freely admit that. Thank the boat building gods that there are Pro’s out there on the Interwebs who so graciously do…
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Feeling the affects of
advancing decrepitude. *sigh* When I took my tumble down the stairs two years ago I also pulled something in my back. It didn’t seem to be a pressing issue but it’s kicking up more and more lately. I need to peel off some beef, I know that. …
Had to take a wee break
Saturday our Ginger Moggy, Squirt, got into some trouble necessitating a late hour trip to the animal hospital. I had noticed he was acting strange and caught him earlier in the day trying to take a dump on the front porch. I though he was just being a…
Movin’ on up
to the top of the boat!So being pretty much done with the sides & transom till I get the 3M dry guide coat I ordered I moved on up on top (actually the bottom) to start sanding the poo I laid on there a week or so ago. It seems a whole lot harder h…
Second verse
is the same as the first! Same as yesterday except only 3-1/2 hrs of sanding this morning. Couldn’t take it anymore. Arms falling off. :-(Need to go to the hardware store and buy some Draino. I hope it cuts coagulated epoxy dust so I can have a s…
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Nuttin’ but sanding, sanding and more sanding. I strapped the GoPro on my head again and made you a video clip. I know how anxious you were to see another “all sanding video”. I do apologize, it’s no…
Fill/Fair, Fill/Fair, Fill/Fair
Are we starting to see a pattern here? I am! With each go-round of filling/fairing I’m seeing the defects getting smaller and fewer. (I hope). Spent the morning filling some low spots along the sides then took an extended lunch break while the fairing …
Extended lunch break
Not even noon yet and I’m taking a break. I spread a lot of fairing compound on the larger defects on the Port & Stbd sides this morning. It’ll be 13:00 hrs before I can put a sander to them. In the mean time I was tinkering with correcting the bar…
A bit of a diversion
Goofing off yesterday only meant that today it was back into the shed for more sanding. I did put some good mileage on the Flexicats today. I sanded down the entire starboard side, approx. 140 sq. ft. It took me awhile, 2-1/2 hrs with frequent breaks b…
Took the day off…………
………. and went for a boat ride! :-)My buddy Peter invited me to come for the day and enjoy a ride on his boat the M/V Turtle Bay. Today was spring launch day and I arrived just as they were approaching the launch ramp. Stupid me pulled out m…
