I don’t normally like setting target dates but there are some milestones in this project that demand them.The biggest task ahead is fiberglassing the outside of the hull while it’s upside down. Before I took my tumble I had about half of the seams tape…
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Back to the ole’ grindstone
After having been laid up with a badly sprained knee for the last two weeks it’s back to the ole’ grind at work. The knee is healing nicely and it won’t be long before I can get back out in the boat shed and get some real work done. Young Andrew was ov…
Goodbye Old Friend
You taught us a lot.I hope your new owners treat you well. Bravo Zulu
Now I’ve gone and done it!
On crutches for a couple of weeks. Slipped and fell going down the stairs and tore up my quad muscle on my right leg. Doh! That’ll put a severe crimp in the ole boat building project.
Mimic Panels
As some of you know I like gizmo’s. I especially like making my own gizmo’s (see earlier on elec dist panel). I don’t do it for economic reasons but more to just keep my hands busy in the loooong coooold Canadian winters!So my next project is a Mimi…
Note to myself……… Fiberglass………
It’s getting bad when I have to leave notes to myself on the freakin’ Internet!Anyhow I’m deviating from the scantlings the designer specified for the fiberglass on the hull. I did this because I’m cheap. There, ok, I said it. I found a product (Quadax…
Maj. T.J. ‘King’ Kong
Major T. J. “King” Kong: Goldie, how many times have I told you guys that I don’t want no horsing around on the airplane boat?Just like my hero, Maj. Kong, who rode the nuke dropped on the rooskies I was ridin’ the boat today! Yahoo! Boy was it hot too…
Ya know what they say eh?
If ya can’t take the heat, get outta the kitchen! Or in this case, get offa the boat! I couldn’t take it much more than 10 mins up there at that temp! I’m sure it was actually a few degs warmer which would make it damn near 100 degs F! I taped those se…
Found a bargain
I think!130 watt solar panels for $175.50 each! That’s $1.35/watt! 
http://www.solarblvd.com/p50/Kyocera-130-Watt-12-Volt-Solar-Panel.-KC130GT-2/product_info.html Back into the boat shed tonight. Have to build some racks for the very nice aged …
I haven’t seen this in almost 20 years
Captain RonHilarious! I hope our future Caribbean adventures are half as much fun! ;-)~Oh yeah, boat building. I got part of the keel bottom glued and taped. The keel flexes around a lot when I’m up there, no lightweight ya know, so it’s hard to …
