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reidp ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December-06-2003 Location: Mooresville, NC Status: Offline Points: 1804 |
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So how's Dana holding up? |
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75 Tique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6112 |
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Dana....oh she left six months ago. OK...I'm kidding. She is obviously a saint and a true-blue CCFan. EDIT: DOH!!! too early in the morning for my mind to be in the gutter. Thanks for clarifying skicat. |
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“So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
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skicat ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May-18-2006 Location: Duluth, GA Status: Offline Points: 1129 |
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Reid, I think she said he exaggerated that number a little. Hollywood couldn't even keep up with that!!!!
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81nautique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-03-2005 Location: Big Rock, Il Status: Offline Points: 5776 |
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It's not her I'm worried about! |
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You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails
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jbear ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-21-2005 Location: Lake Wales FL. Status: Offline Points: 8193 |
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What else could possibly be said? john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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81nautique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-03-2005 Location: Big Rock, Il Status: Offline Points: 5776 |
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Ok back on topic, I started grinding her bottom anticipating flipping her over!
![]() ![]() Started shaping the new hull today, used an 8" soft pad and some very agressive 3m green discs on a Milwaukee grinder. Man to these things cut and they last foreever. Pretty expensive sandpaper but worth every penny. Piles of dust inches deep! ![]() Are those your good work jeans? Busted, It's just a little dust honey! ![]() She's finally looking sexy again. ![]() Need to put some finishing touches on the sanding today, then hopefully I'll get the screw holes filled and smoothed down. Hope to have it completely cpes'd within a day or so. |
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You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails
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BuffaloBFN ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-24-2007 Location: Gainesville,GA Status: Offline Points: 6094 |
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How long did you sit and look at it after the day was called?
![]() And wow, it almost looks bookmatched. 2 points on the forethought! |
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WakeSlayer ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: March-15-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2138 |
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Alan, that look's fantastic.
Nice pause on the first sentence, although it was at least as thought provoking as your actual project. I cannot wait to see this boat in person again. |
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Mike N
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SNobsessed ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: October-21-2007 Location: IA Status: Offline Points: 7102 |
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Mike - you took the wind out of Hollywood's sails on that sentence catch!
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“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
Ben Franklin |
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8122pbrainard ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41040 |
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Wow is all I can say! I have never see anyone get such a nice concave surface up front like you have. Artistic feel with the grinder!!
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jimsport93 ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February-20-2008 Location: Alpharetta Ga Status: Offline Points: 1749 |
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Beautiful work Alan
![]() Thanks for giving me my "fix" of the much anticated pictures. |
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jimsport93 ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February-20-2008 Location: Alpharetta Ga Status: Offline Points: 1749 |
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Sorry guys. Tried to say "much anticipated" on the above.
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Looking good Alan! Just curious but have you kept a log of how many man hours you're putting in this thing?
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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81nautique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-03-2005 Location: Big Rock, Il Status: Offline Points: 5776 |
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2 beers Greg, it is bookmatched the best I could. all the planks came from resawn 5/4 stock so I just took the sets and split them for each side.
Thanks Pete, Means a lot coming from you. The 3m 1" thick soft backer pad is the secret Pete, you can really carve with that thing.. ![]() The 3m Green paper cuts like razors. Pretty easy job but that grinder gets a little heavy after 8 hours.
Tim, I'm keeping a spreadsheet of materials but I purposely decided at the beginning I wasn't going to keep track of hours. I don't want to hang a pricetag on my hourly value at the end of this thing. Mike/Jim, thanks for the compliments guys. I'm done for the day, one side screw holes are filled with famowood, gonna try to stay on this after work all week and finish this up by the weekend. |
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jbear ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-21-2005 Location: Lake Wales FL. Status: Offline Points: 8193 |
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WOW....
No white stuff outside your garage doors either. This thread "makes" my Sunday night Alan..thanks. john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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Randy_in_Ohio ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September-13-2006 Location: N. Canton, OH. Status: Offline Points: 1891 |
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Very impressive!
I look forward to your progress every week too. I can't wait to see this when it's all done. |
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nautique frk ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February-16-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1784 |
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Wow the work you are doing is soooo nice !!
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Keuka ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October-15-2009 Location: Keuka Lake, NY Status: Offline Points: 162 |
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Alan
When you get that finished, you'll have to take the summer and do the antique boat show circuit. There are some nice ones here in NY. Looks great! David |
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81nautique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-03-2005 Location: Big Rock, Il Status: Offline Points: 5776 |
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Filled all the screw holes with famowood and got a final long board sanding done.
![]() Then 2 coats of cpes, hate to cover it up with paint! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Still hope to get a little more time on this in the next few weeks as I'd like to get the bottom transom plank on so I can finish shaping the tail of the boat and trim off those end pieces. Just won't feel like the bottoms done until I do. |
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You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails
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LaurelLakeSkier ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February-12-2007 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 485 |
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You are right Alan.....looks to nice for paint.
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connorssons ![]() Platinum Member ![]() Joined: January-17-2009 Location: Michigan Status: Offline Points: 1414 |
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Do you have to paint bottom? Is that just to be period correct? what a beautiful job , you should be proud. Thanks for sharing. Jeff
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Alan, what size pad are you using and is it hook and loop or self stick?
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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eric lavine ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: August-13-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13413 |
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who was the guy with the long voice, "
loooooking good"' will red velvet ropes and do not touch signs be involved? |
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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81nautique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-03-2005 Location: Big Rock, Il Status: Offline Points: 5776 |
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Jeff... Bottom will get 4 coats of barrier coat and 2 coats of paint. Has to be protected from the moisture or it won't last. No one sees it anyway but the fish!
Tim...8" PSA on that soft backer pad I showed earlier. |
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Okay, guys throw the 6" green 40, purple 80 grit paper away like wild fire and I save the stuff for personnal use. I was gonna send you a care package.
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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8122pbrainard ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41040 |
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Tim,
Sounds like the 3M guy has been around! Are you going to let us in on the specs? |
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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![]() Yes, the 3M rep stops by every so often to see if there is anything he can for do for me( well the shop). I've even got meet Jim Bob Harris (3M rep) who was DB for UA and a All American back in the late 70's early 80's. The guy still looks like he could suit up and knock you into next week. |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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81nautique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-03-2005 Location: Big Rock, Il Status: Offline Points: 5776 |
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Thanks for the thought Tim. The 3m disks are incredible, I used 6 disks for the entire bottom of the boat, they really hold up. |
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Let me know if I can help you out with anything Alan. We've got 180 too.
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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8122pbrainard ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41040 |
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Just the 3M type or series of discs/abrasive that works so well. It's not the blue/purple zirconia alumina??? |
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