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She-Kon
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Tried that too. No go. The only thing they would accept was the direct bank transfer. Oh well, done now. Onto other things.
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She-Kon
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My shop helper and I worked on my 'lean-to' so I could get all the offcuts and panels out of the shed. We're going to need all the room we can get in the shed for the flip.
Date for the flip is the 30th. of this month. It's all I can think about now!
Still got a load of work to do.
Standby....
Date for the flip is the 30th. of this month. It's all I can think about now!
Still got a load of work to do. Standby....
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Started to seal up the fairing compound. When I went to the shed this morning I had no idea what I was actually gonna do so this is what happened. The first coat of tinted epoxy going on the sides & transom.
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: Starting to seal 'er up!
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: Starting to seal 'er up!
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Today I went over the area I coated with epoxy yesterday. I first took the shiny stuff off with the RO then hit it with the Flexicats. Both 80 grit.
You can see the big shiny spot running down the hull. That's a low area. You can't see it and you couldn't feel it. I'm glad I did it this way. I now know more of what I'm up against. Overall I'm very happy with the way it's turning out. I may actually get a decent looking hull after all (if I don't screw it up).
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: It's all part of the learning curve
You can see the big shiny spot running down the hull. That's a low area. You can't see it and you couldn't feel it. I'm glad I did it this way. I now know more of what I'm up against. Overall I'm very happy with the way it's turning out. I may actually get a decent looking hull after all (if I don't screw it up).
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: It's all part of the learning curve
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Managed to get some epoxy on the bulwarks yesterday morning before the heavens opened up. The shed roof leaks so I was getting pee'd on. The storm blew over and I got back out in the afternoon to get the port side & transom coated. This morning I got all the way around the boat with another coat.
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: Monsoons and Epoxy
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: Monsoons and Epoxy
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I got an early start, 07:00 this morning. I knew I was in for a long day.
The plan was to get one complete coat on the keel & bottom panels before it got too hot. I didn't make it. By noon I was wasted. Only made it about 2/3's of the way around.
Took me almost 2 hours just to wipe the keel & bottom down before I started. This is one freakin' big boat!
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: Got an early start
The plan was to get one complete coat on the keel & bottom panels before it got too hot. I didn't make it. By noon I was wasted. Only made it about 2/3's of the way around.
Took me almost 2 hours just to wipe the keel & bottom down before I started. This is one freakin' big boat!
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: Got an early start
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Same answer I give the wife: Yes dear! :lol:
Not doing too bad for a retired simple servant who spent 20 yrs sittin' on his arse in front of a computer.
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So technically the hull is now waterproof! :lol:
That bald spot on the stbd side got coated this morning and I worked my way around the bottom panels so they got their second coat. I'll go out this evening when it's a little cooler and hit the stbd side bottom again and try to get a second coat on the keel from the step ladder with an extension handle.
Been a tough slog without my shop helper. Nobody said this was gonna be easy. Just an overwhelming amount of real estate that's gotta be covered. I have to say I am more than pleased with the way it's turning out.
That bald spot on the stbd side got coated this morning and I worked my way around the bottom panels so they got their second coat. I'll go out this evening when it's a little cooler and hit the stbd side bottom again and try to get a second coat on the keel from the step ladder with an extension handle.
Been a tough slog without my shop helper. Nobody said this was gonna be easy. Just an overwhelming amount of real estate that's gotta be covered. I have to say I am more than pleased with the way it's turning out.
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Thanks for looking in Dimer. Appreciate the positive feedback. Helps with keeping the enthusiasm up!
Sanding off the shiny stuff. Didn't make a sanding movie. I know you're all disappointed!
Filling in a few low spots.
Goin' for a boat ride! They yacht is rigged & ready. I'm worried the Jeep won't be able to pull it! :lol:
Sanding off the shiny stuff. Didn't make a sanding movie. I know you're all disappointed!
Filling in a few low spots.
Goin' for a boat ride! They yacht is rigged & ready. I'm worried the Jeep won't be able to pull it! :lol:
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Sanding is one of the most exciting parts of the process, gives you plenty of time to think
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Until you realize you just sanded a valley into the side of your hull.Sanding is one of the most exciting parts of the process, gives you plenty of time to think
Sanding is one of the most exciting parts of the process, gives you plenty of time to think
You're a sick evil man if you think that CP LOL
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Sanding does provide too much time to think. Waaaaaaaay tooooooooo much time to think! 
The more I think the less I know what I'm doing! 
Warmest & most humid day of the summer so far. It was 80 F and wicked humid this morning when I got to the shed. So humid the sanded epoxy wouldn't even turn to dust. It just balled up and stuck to the sand paper!
Kept at it though! I have a big pedestal fan that I keep blowing up my butt to keep me cool! Started working my way down the port side from the bow to stern. Tough slogging though.
I should get one side done today and maybe get the chine sanded neatly too. I have to do that by hand so I don't sand it all off.
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: Around and around we go!
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The more I think the less I know what I'm doing! Warmest & most humid day of the summer so far. It was 80 F and wicked humid this morning when I got to the shed. So humid the sanded epoxy wouldn't even turn to dust. It just balled up and stuck to the sand paper!
Kept at it though! I have a big pedestal fan that I keep blowing up my butt to keep me cool!
Started working my way down the port side from the bow to stern. Tough slogging though.
I should get one side done today and maybe get the chine sanded neatly too. I have to do that by hand so I don't sand it all off.
Web log updated: M/V She:Kon: Around and around we go!
Standby........
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So yesterday was exactly 3 months I've been fairing, filling & sanding this whale! Still a few days away from being able to shoot some primer on it though. The list of items to be addressed is getting shorter!
Web log updated: http://she-kon.blogspot.ca/2014/07/thre ... nting.html
Beer time!
Still a few days away from being able to shoot some primer on it though. The list of items to be addressed is getting shorter!
Web log updated: http://she-kon.blogspot.ca/2014/07/thre ... nting.html
Beer time!
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She-Kon
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Just a lil' taste of what you've got coming when you start your boat Ben!
Now get to it!
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Just a lil' taste of what you've got coming when you start your boat Ben!
Now get to it!
Oh yeah.I got a lot of sanding ahead of me.My boat is a couple feet narrower in the beam than yours,8'6".
We have some debt that will be paid off next year,and I have a home I been remodeling.Then the Admiral said I could have at, and she may pop in at the boat shed.
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Put her to work on the boat! I put mine to work helping out!
What's the old saying? 'Gas, grass or ass, nobody rides for free', well I changed that up a bit, 'Diesel, Dinner or Manual labor (like doing the dishes), nobody rides for free!'
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Put her to work on the boat! I put mine to work helping out!
What's the old saying? 'Gas, grass or ass, nobody rides for free', well I changed that up a bit, 'Diesel, Dinner or Manual labor (like doing the dishes), nobody rides for free!'
I could probably get some work out of her.She helps me with auto and household repairs.
LOL! I failed miserably using the Gas,grass,or ass bit.I do like like the Diesel,dinner,or manual labor better.That may actually work.
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Sorta hit a milestone today. Keel & bottom panels sanded. The RO sander came off the top of the boat never ever to go back up again!
I've got maybe another day sanding on the sides & bulwarks & corners and then she'll get cleaned up for primer. I do have a couple of low spots on the sides that might need 'nuther coat of epoxy. I think they're too deep for primer to hide. We'll see tomorrow when the sanding is done.
I've got maybe another day sanding on the sides & bulwarks & corners and then she'll get cleaned up for primer. I do have a couple of low spots on the sides that might need 'nuther coat of epoxy. I think they're too deep for primer to hide. We'll see tomorrow when the sanding is done.
