So what do party balloons and boat building have in common? Well it appears balloons can be useful tools!So what we have here is a party balloon (or an alien egg) hatching from the bow thruster tube. Actually I was adding some fiberglass reinforcement …
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Top Secret no more!
Lori’s away working in San Antonio for six weeks so decided to overhaul her sewing room as a surprise. I had watched her work her magic on this double size double sided quilt. She struggled with working space in her cluttered sewing room and that’s whe…
Top Secret no more!
Lori’s away working in San Antonio for six weeks so decided to overhaul her sewing room as a surprise. I had watched her work her magic on this double size double sided quilt. She struggled with working space in her cluttered sewing room and that’s whe…
What’s Bluer than Blue?
Super Blue!Ok, these pics aren’t blue because I used my iPhone. They’re blue because I tinted the epoxy blue!Why would I do that you may ask? Well I was working on a recipe for a light filler to pre-coat the hull before I lay on the next layer of fiber…
I apologize….
for the blue tinted pictures. I forgot to take my GoPro out to the shed today so relied on the iPhone for pics. Anywho, it was a short morning in the shed so all I got done was the first layer of fabric laid out on the keel and trimmed.This is the 12 o…
I apologize….
for the blue tinted pictures. I forgot to take my GoPro out to the shed today so relied on the iPhone for pics. Anywho, it was a short morning in the shed so all I got done was the first layer of fabric laid out on the keel and trimmed.This is the 12 o…
I hope I never have to do that again
Near four complete days of sanding to do the sides, transom and bottom panels! Near 300 sq ft of fiberglass. I hope for my sake I never have to do that again! But………. you know? it’s likely I will but not hard sanding like this was. Once the last …
I hope I never have to do that again
Pretty much four complete days of sanding to do the sides, transom and bottom panels! Almost 300 sq ft of fiberglass. I hope for my sake I never have to do that again! But………. you know? it’s likely I will but not hard sanding like this was. Once …
There’s a lot I don’t know
There’s a lot I don’t know about building this boat and the Internet is a wealth of information. There’s also quite a few fella’s out there that kindly contribute their time and expertise to help us ijjits get past the lil’ learning hurdles that we hav…
