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Noah
08-16-2001, 10:14 PM
Ok, so all is going well, but I have decided to move back the launching date by a couple of days. I have completely wooded the topsides, fixed all the bad scarf’s, filled all the holes (I'm good with compound putty... http://media5.hypernet.com/~dick/ubb/smile.gif ) and getting ready to paint this baby. I purchased two gallons of Kirby's finest #24 Red. After I sanded off all the old paint and mildew she is a real looker. Finally getting the bottom painted, cottoned, and seam compounded made her look a thousand times better.
Still to do is rebuild the cockpit (simple for the time being with plywood) redo the wiring, get the interior put back together (its in good shape) and a few other minor things like getting all the rigging straightened out http://media5.hypernet.com/~dick/ubb/smile.gif

Basically one week to go on major stuff, and a few days for the details. I still really hope that she will hold water.

Noah
Noah
08-16-2001, 10:58 PM
I forgot to disable smilies in this post. My bad. Therefore you don't need to respond to it...

Noah
Jeff Kelety
08-17-2001, 12:21 AM
Phew, Noah - I literally can't get a coat of varnish on a rub rail in the time that you can completely rebuild a boat. (I'm not all that slow, there's just not that much boat time available.) Looking forward to photos.

Jeff
Noah
08-17-2001, 02:28 AM
Like I said before, Hell hath no scorn (or a random orbital sander) like a 25 year old that wants to get out on the water...

I already have my first date lined up on my boat. I guess all my hard work has paid off...

Noah

Plus I have had two job offers in the last week, but I'm just not ready to commit. Next week is the last week that I can spend with my boat not sailing...
Noah
08-17-2001, 02:34 AM
Like I said before, Hell hath no scorn (or a random orbital sander) like a 25 year old that wants to get out on the water...

I already have my first date lined up on my boat. I guess all my hard work has paid off...

Noah

Plus I have had two job offers in the last week, but I'm just not ready to commit. Next week is the last week that I can spend with my boat not sailing...
Jamie Hascall
08-17-2001, 12:54 PM
Ah to be 25 and have no idea what you can't do. I remember scraping, sanding, priming and painting a two story Wisconsin farmhouse in a day with a rolling scaffold, a couple of cases of beer, and a few friends. We were hanging off the scaffold and singing as we slapped on paint after sundown. It didn't look too bad in the morning. The date sounds like a really nice incentive.

Good Luck!
Jamie