I spent some real quality time with my sanders today! Likely more than I’ll get to spend with my sweetheart! *sigh*Ok, nuff mushy stuff. She got to drive the IROC to work today!I thought I’d try something different because pictures of sanded fiberglass…
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A lil’ goop goes a long way
I needed to build up the flare around the thruster tube exits. I did this with some thickened epoxy, wood flour and silica.Shaping it is the hard part. Trying to get it nice and smooth without taking off too much takes some work.Here’s the last layer o…
Ok, down to it….
That’s ’nuff car talk. Actually got a little work done on the boat today. First task was building up the area around the bow thruster tube. I’m no sculptor and can appreciate the genius of Michael Angelo. The goal here is to get an even flow of water p…
On a side note…..
Our ole’ hot rod passed a milestone (or should I say kilometer stone) last night.Maybe not as many miles as some but certainly a lot for this old girl! She’s got a few warts and some electrical issues but still runs strong and gets rubber in second gea…
He’s Back!
Wohoo! Back out in the boat shed tonight for the first time since my skate boarding accident! 😉 Felt good to smell the sawdust. All I did was clean up a bit and organize my work bench but at least it was something. More tomorrow for sure. Knee fee…
That didn’t take long!
We didn’t stay “boatless” for long. Welcome the latest addition to the Fleet “Plan B”!
Not in My Front Yard!
Oh, it’s still here?New owner went to tow it home last night and no tail lights. We frigged with the wiring in the dark for an hour then gave up. Better safe than sorry and leave it here for the night. He’ll return to pick it up today. I installed a ne…
Bravo Zulu ole girl.
Havin’ a rum ‘n coke to celebrate the final voyage of the KnottyBuoyz II. She’s a good ole’ boat and amazes me how well she runs . I hope her new owners look after and enjoy her as much as we did! 
Lets keep our fingers crossed
and hope all goes well next Saturday for the in water test but barring the freakin’ thing sinking we can consider our ole’ boat………….Now we’ll have ’nuff money to order the winders for the new boat! :-)Almost all the ingredients are on hand for …
