VEP = Very Expensive PaintSome supplies arrived yesterday. Three gallons of high build epoxy primer, one gallon of 45% copper based bottom paint and three gallons of Quickfair fairing compound. Now all I need is my Flexicat tools and a little warmer we…
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Somethin’ was buggin’ me
Somethin’ in the back of my teenie tiny brain was buggin’ me. I’ve been going over a list of stuff I have to get done in the near future and the rudder is one of those items. The rudder I have came with the kit that we bought. I don’t know who built it…
Purgatory or Sandinsanity, you decide.
In the movie ‘Beetlejuice’ it was suggested that if you committed suicide you became a civil servant in the afterlife. I’m pretty sure Tim Burton got that wrong. I am of the belief that you are sentenced to a fate worse than civil service but one of en…
Sandinsanity 2014 has begun
Well, back to it. Sandinsanity 2014 has officially begun! One of the last things I did last year was lay the last layer of glass on the keel. I hadn’t put a sander to it at all so that’s where I started today.All the fabric edges are fairly pronounced …
Old sea stories
Was following a thread on one of the boating forums. Silly questions you get from newbies etc. This was one that came to mind from my sailing days.——————————–Was departing Thunder Bay, ON aboard CCG Icebreaker/buoytender. Giving ne…
Found some things, lost some things
Temps have risen to the 20 C mark today so back out to the shed for some puttering & cleaning up. Ground is still soaked! I lost a box of Raptor Nails and found them then figured out I’ve lost the slide thingy for the Raptor nailer! *sigh* Found my…
Double digit temps
Thermometer hit 12 Dec C today. That’s pretty nice and long overdue. I’ve been able to get into the boat shed via the front door but not the side. This is what I was faced with today.That’s nearly 5+ feet of snow and ice piled up on the north side of t…
First good look around
Back to the boat shed today for a better look around. Ground was frozen so I could get in without sinking in mud.I think the first order of business will be to get some stuff straightened around. I have to find a solution for all the off-cuts that are …
Some warmer weather finally
+7 C today so enough snow melted to let me in the shed. Just had to see how everything faired out over the winter.There’s a couple inches of standing water pretty much everywhere and a lot more snow left to melt. Will likely be a week or two before I c…
Oh No! Now I’ve gone and done it!
It was a relatively warm lazy Wednesday. Lori was moved to a 4-12 shift so she was home most of the day. Hey honey, I was thinking!!! Lets go to the chootin’ range after lunch and you can choot the lil’ chooter! Honestly, I didn’t think she’d accept bu…
