Hendo's Randall 35 Cray Boat complete rebuild, Perth, Western Australia

[Hendo78]

Not a lot done over the last couple day do all that was done was a bit of sanding a filling on the centre windscreen area.

Hopefully get back into the swing of it on Monday

 

[Hendo78]

This afternoon I finished fairing around the centre windscreen and routered the outer edges. I then applied Jotafair to the roof overhang and sanded fillets on the last of the hatch openings

 

[Art]

Matt me Mate - - >


WOW - The same feeling I get every time I see your non-stop productive progress!


I'm almost afraid to ask... but... how many hrs. is your estimate that you will have lovingly provided SOLSTICE by the time she makes The Big Splash??


Bro - Art

 

[Hendo78]

Matt me Mate - - >


WOW - The same feeling I get every time I see your non-stop productive progress!


I'm almost afraid to ask... but... how many hrs. is your estimate that you will have lovingly provided SOLSTICE by the time she makes The Big Splash??


Bro - Art

Hi mate. I worked it out a little while ago. It's around 6,500hrs across 312 weeks which equates to around 20hrs per week.

 

[Art]

Hi mate. I worked it out a little while ago. It's around 6,500hrs across 312 weeks which equates to around 20hrs per week.

Again... the word WOW comes in to play!!

 

[Hendo78]

Again... the word WOW comes in to play!!

That's onsite time, not including time getting materials or time researching. Big job huh

 

[Art]

that's onsite time, not including time getting materials or time researching. Big job huh

ok - Wow 3x !!

 

[hjorgan]

Just found this thread. I will never sweat another lower unit rebuild again ... ever. Amazing.

 

[Hendo78]

Just found this thread. I will never sweat another lower unit rebuild again ... ever. Amazing.

Welcome onboard mate.

 

[Hendo78]

Ok that's another afternoon down. The centre windscreen and roof soffit are faired and completed ready for barrier coating and lastly the Port roof soffit was skim coated in Jotafair.

 

[Art]

Happy Dog!! Happppy DOG!!!

 

[CPseudonym]

My buddy trained his Golden Retriever to fetch beer from the fridge. All it took was to tie a towel on the door for him to open it.

Looking great mate

 

[Hendo78]

Happy Dog!! Happppy DOG!!!

She's a good girl

 

[Hendo78]

My buddy trained his Golden Retriever to fetch beer from the fridge. All it took was to tie a towel on the door for him to open it.

Looking great mate

Might try and teach her to use a torture board lol

 

[CPseudonym]

Might try and teach her to use a torture board lol

If you could it would dull the pain of fetching your own beer whilst watching her sand.

 

[Hendo78]

If you could it would dull the pain of fetching your own beer whilst watching her sand.

Lol

 

[Hendo78]

Sorry but no pics today. I left my phone in the car and it freaked out because of the heat. I did manage to epoxy barrier coat the centre soffit and windscreen surround. I also moved the scaff and began to fibreglass the external and internal corners of the fwd cabin around the Portside gunwale

 

[Art]

That's OK... Try not to freak out too noticeably in front of SOLSTICE, she seems a tender gal - LOL

 

[CPseudonym]

"The builder of a boat acts under a compulsion greater than himself."--John Steinbeck, The Log From The Sea of Cortez

 

[Hendo78]

Righto so I finally got down to SOLSTICE today. Bloody work getting in the way of progress again lol. Today I sanded down the glass work I did last Friday and skim coated it with Jotafair.

 

[Hendo78]

"The builder of a boat acts under a compulsion greater than himself."--John Steinbeck, The Log From The Sea of Cortez

Beer ... lol

 

[Art]

Looks like SOLSTICE will have a Very Merry Christmas... with a Happy New Year... You keep giving her so many cosmetic gifts!

Merry and Happy to you and Felicity TOO!!!

 

[Hendo78]

Looks like SOLSTICE will have a Very Merry Christmas... with a Happy New Year... You keep giving her so many cosmetic gifts!

Merry and Happy to you and Felicity TOO!!!

Ah thanks mate. Hope you and your family have a Safe and Merry Christmas too

 

[bogranjac1]

Hi mate. I worked it out a little while ago. It's around 6,500hrs across 312 weeks which equates to around 20hrs per week.

6500 hrs at an average of 1 can of beer consumed per hour of labour = now we get a clearer interpretation of ''Loves Labour''

merry xmas

 

[Hendo78]

6500 hrs at an average of 1 can of beer consumed per hour of labour = now we get a clearer interpretation of ''Loves Labour''

merry xmas

Hahahaha probably accounts for the stuff ups I make lol. Hope you have a Merry Christmas too mate

 

[Capecodder]

Happy New Year, hope all is well.

 

[Crusty Chief]

Matt my friend,
Happy New Years bud! May your keel get wet this year, you've put enough blood sweat and tears in to the mistress.
Cheers bud, John

 

[Peter B]

Matt my friend,
Happy New Years bud! May your keel get wet this year, you've put enough blood sweat and tears in to the mistress.
Cheers bud, John

Like he said, mate. Hope all is well, and you're enjoying a wee Xmas season break, before you tear into it again. We are all looking forwards to her getting her bottom wet this coming year.

Have a great New Year,

 

[CPseudonym]

2017 will be great for Matt but pricy for me. I seem to have developed a Tim Tam addiction that's bound to lead to an import license.

 

[Art]

Matt, good buddy.

I want 2017 to be really great for you and Felicity!

Cheers! Art