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  1. Fanie
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    Fanie Fanie

    No.

    Friends are those that loan your tools, your boat, and other things they won't buy for themselves because they consider it too expensive to spend money on. They loan your's because you have it in any case, so... ;)

    Real friends are those that keep your stuff, if you cannot remember who you loaned it to, well, then that is your problem. Of course after a certain time lapsed the item(s) naturally becomes their property. Real friends also doesn't loan your stuff to you easily, you have to come up with some crisis excuse to justify it.

    You will also note that during the build these friends are extremely busy, when there's sanding to do and stuff like that, they have very very important things to do elsewhere.

    The thing you have to remember is that if there is going to be a fun trip out then they would be too busy to attend that too...

    Why do you think I build my boat so it can be sailed single-handedly ?
     
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  2. hoytedow
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    Yep, nothing like material wealth, present or absent, to illuminate the difference between real friends and hanger-ons. :cool:
     
  3. Fanie
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    Fanie Fanie

    Well, they all by now know you're building the boat. So when you're ready to go out, you ask them if they're busy that weekend. If they say no, you ask them to feed the dog :D
     
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    Refer to post 26.
     
  5. Fanie
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    Fanie Fanie

    It's ok if the dog goes with you. Let them worry about your dog that disappeared that they are supposed to feed.

    When you get back you can tell them the dog looks well fed, thank you very much :D
     
  6. hoytedow
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    Things are looking up.
     

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    The exterior hull is glassed!
     

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    Great! Congratulations-great progress. Beautiful hull-I liked it from the very beginning and even more now.
     
  9. Fanie
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    Coming along nicely.

    Are you going to put a deck in as well ? Wet or dry ?
     
  10. hoytedow
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    Thanks, both.
    I hope to put a narrow catwalk deck(to help increase the stiffness of the hull) with a small triangular deck on the bow, just enough to serve as the breast-hook and give a mounting surface for the combination bow light. That is in addition to the stern decks over the squat boxes. I also intend to add a canvas dodger that can be snapped on and a bimini top as added protection from the elements.
     

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    Thanks, Manie.
     
  13. Fanie
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    Fanie Fanie

    Don't make the bow deck too small. Make it so that one can sit there and possibly to mount a trolling motor. You line the inside with closed cell foam and the part that goes down to the deck you make a nice oval entrance to. Here is the best place to store your anchor in. On the side of the oval you mount a spool where you wind the anchor rope on. The spools that they use for supplying copper wire on are fairly strong and they come in various sizes.

    Another nice to have is one of the plastic hand ratchet clamps that releases with a mechanism. On a few meter rope (one end tied to the boat or cleat of course :D) they are very easy to clamp to a tree or weeds or something if you want to remain in place for a bit. Easier and faster than having to put the anchor out every time.
     
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    Good ideas, Fanie.
     

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    Fanie Fanie

    Remember the cup holder in that front deck.
    Nothing is more frustrating if your drink gets knocked over while you negotiate the big fish ;)
    And remember to make a hole so water can drain from under the front deck.

    There are a lot of small and simple things that makes life a lot easier out there.
    When next time you sit in the hull making lip sounds :D you envision what should be where.
     
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