Wednesday, May 7th

I did not bother to take photos as there is not too much difference to see. I got the cockpit sanded and put on the first coat of color. Also sanded the exterior first prime coat and put on the second coat.

Drilled and countersunk holes for seat screws in both seats. Three hard hours. Covered up for potential rain showers tomorrow afternoon. This will be the 7th weekend in a row with at least one full day of rain!

Came across this quote by Henry Hazlitt which suits me to a “T”.

“Will-Power, then, may be defined as the ability to keep a remote desire so vividly in mind that immediate desires which interfere with it are not gratified.”

(Like food, sleep, work, wife, lawn mowing, house maintenance, etc!)

Hard to improve on that!

Bill

Tuesday, May 6th

The cold hit me hard Sunday night and all day Monday. I did go to work, but defiantly did NOT make my money the old fashion way! Today I got up and did 35 minutes of my normal 45 minutes Treadmill Torture and felt better for it.

So this afternoon I got home late, 5:30pm, and got the microballones sanded down and then put on a coat of primer. Here are some photos.

Looks OK in stills, but I took this video to show how bad it really is.

Doesn’t look nearly so good now does it?!? But it will have to do. No time to spend a couple of days fairing/sanding/priming to get it right.

Bill

Sunday, 2pm

I got nothing done all weekend till today.  Well, excepting going to Northern tool and getting 2 new wheels/tires, light kit, Bearing buddies, etc. for the trailer. Today, after the first call, I started mixing up microballones and five 3oz pots later had this to show for it. Still unsanded till it cures.

               

 

 

 

Not very well done, but it will have to do.  I need to move on.  The last two days I have felt a cold coming on. Hope it is a mild one…

Bill

May 1st, Thursday

Below a walk-around movie of Mikesboat with final paint on Bow and stern well and chambers; 2nd coat of primer in cockpit. Sorry about the tail end, thought I had stopped recording and then forgot to edit it before I posted. But you all know I am a messy slob by now anyway!   Music I build to is Mozart (20th Piano Concerto in D minor).

Then some stills.

I am on call this weekend, so will only be able to work in dribs and drabs. Hope to accomplish something though.

Bill

April 30th, Wednesday

These pictures of flat white primed boat must be boring as hell! Today I sanded down the cockpit and bow chambers, put 2nd coat on bow and primed cockpit with 1st coat.

Tuesday, April 29th

I was on call Monday so got nothing done. As time is short, I am going to try to get in 3 hours each weekday I am not on call. Weekends we shall see. I am on call this coming weekend and the next, then have none till after the Texas200.

Finished sanding bow chamber and got it primed with 1st coat of Kilz2.

Continued with second/final prime coat on stern. Looks better that I expected…

I also applied micro-balloons fairing to cockpit. Not much as I really don’t have time.

Warts and all!

Tomorrow I hope to get the cockpit sanded and primed, and 2nd coat on bow chamber.

Bill

Sunday PM

Rained most of the day. Cut and fit seat braces. I found that while sitting on the seat panals there was a fair amount of give (I weigh 200+ pounds) and I envisioned working on the boom or something and a shift might cause a sudden/hard sitdown and I might even split a seat. So I added the two braces shown below.

Then I realized that cutting out the semi-circles in the center supports (allowing a bit more room for bottom sleeper when three are on-board and also to allow oar storage out of the way) removed support for seat front 2×4. So I added the bottom to top diagonal shown in the first picture.

Sunday, April 27th AM

I have been having a hard time getting going on sanding and filling for priming. I got a few small things done, but kept NOT starting sanding. Then Sean came home from Warren Wilson (North Carolina) and on Saturday morning we got to work and before the rains came got all the interior sanded.

We got the rear airbox and motor well primed with Kilz II as well. Rains came and covered up. I have a few small things to epoxy into cockpit, and a small amount of filling (DEFINITE work-boat finish mentality here!) which I will try to do as it continues to mist/rain this Sunday morning.

Not much to show picture wise. I tweaked these shots so that everything wasn’t washed out white.

Bill

Thursday, April 24th

Did not do too much yesterday-wearing out I guess. Not looking forward to all that sanding and fairing! Today I put a 2nd coat of color on test pieces. Pics below. Dark color is Glidden Porch and floor latex satin Tile Red. Lighter is Glidden Exterior Honey Moon satin latex.

Tuesday, April 22nd

I got the decks cut out and fitted. Bow deck needs a butt splice and final trim. Maybe I will tackle the Mast partner and leeboard bits tomorrow. Or start sanding and fairing interior. Or…..