So what does a boat builder in Canada do when Hell has literally frozen over for a good 5 months of the year? Well that was a question I asked myself last year after I retired. I knew the winters would be long and boring and I have no intention of shov…
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Google Earth & Boat Sheds
I was looking around Google Earth today for some prospective areas to metal detect. (a new hobby I want to pursue). Noticed that they have updated the photo of our area and it shows the Big Blue Boat Building Shed!It’s a pretty recent photo, from what …
Boxing Day Blues
Boxing Day Big Blue Boat Building shed I should say.I hope everyone had a safe, comfortable and relaxing Christmas. Things were quiet around here. My Dad and Brother came down for Turkey dinner so that was nice. Couldn’t get into the shed to show them …
Feeling a little lost
Feeling a little lost & lonely up here in the Great Frozen White North. :-(The Admiral’s down in Orlando soaking up the sunshine while I’m here babysitting 5 deadbeat fur balls (cats) and trying to stay warm. Woke up this morning to this from TheWe…
All she needs is engines and a paint job!
Were the words that came from the broker’s mouth. This set in motion an odyssey that’s lasted over 6 years and gawd knows how many thousands of boat bucks. I spent the better part of 4 hours today reading about one man’s journey to refit a 1969 Chris C…
That’s a wrap
That’s all folks!For this season anyways.I did get a lot done this year. Not as much as I would have liked but this project is proving to be one heck of a lot more work than I thought it would be. Working along most of the time doesn’t help. Even when …
Changing things up a bit
I’ve decided to put the hull fairing on hold till the spring. I can see the benefits of getting a nice even layer of goop over the hull before sanding to make it fair. I’ve tried with a number of recipes and have settled on one that I like but the meth…
Back to it!
Looks like my second career in the Coast Guard is now over. It was fun while it lasted. So it’s back to the boat shed. :-)This morning’s session consisted of some Sandinsanity touching up some of the fairing I did two weeks ago.Feathering out the edges…
The Marine Installers Rant & A few other things
The Marine Installer’s Rant is one of my favorite blogs to follow. It has a virtual treasure trove of knowledge buried in its pages on many things electrical and electronic on boats. It’s author, Bill Bishop, is a very experienced marine electronics in…
Sunday Sandinsanity
Today was a sanding test of the test patches I put on the hull yesterday. I put it all together in a video for your watching enjoyment! :-)I learned a few things too. If you have extra goop, don’t just slather it on somewhere random. You’re just …
