Project progess

Discussion in 'All Things Boats & Boating' started by BHOFM, Aug 26, 2008.

  1. the1much
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    the1much hippie dreams

    if you would just put an outboard on it,, you wouldnt have to go through all this,,,hehe ;)
    nice work man :D
     
  2. BHOFM
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    BHOFM Senior Member

    Thanks for all the kind words.

    I am shooting at a launch in April 2009!

    Outboard?

    I don't have an oil well in my back yard!

    License for a non powered, or electric is
    less than $2 a year.
     
  3. BHOFM
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    Day 25

    Did a lot of cleaning in the shop today.
    Did some shaping on the dagger board and
    rudder and got the tiller finished.

    It started life as a tree and then became a pallet.
    I saved it from the trash pile several years ago and
    now it has a new life as a tiller. It still bares the
    scars from the nails.
     

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  4. masalai
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    masalai masalai

    Wooden'it, wood is so useful - - - - PLANT MORE TREES :D:D:D:D:D
     
  5. the1much
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    the1much hippie dreams

    i think he jus gave me an idea,,, i need to make a new thread looking for investors in my "recycled pallet boat" hehehe ;)
    Mornin Mas,BO,Beanzy ,, all othas.
     
  6. BHOFM
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    Day 26

    Nothing to report.

    Cleaned the shop some more, installing a set of steps
    inthe attic.

    I have just been using a ladder, but when the boat comes
    inside it will be very unhandy to use the ladder. I have
    needed to do this for some time!

    Not a good day, not feeling well at all. A little rest is in
    order I think?

    Have a nice weekend.:p :p :p :p
     
  7. BHOFM
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    Day 27

    Cleaning up the mess, get some help and turn this
    puppy over!

    And it has wheels! Wind wagon?
     

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  8. the1much
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    the1much hippie dreams

    self dry docking mechanism :D
     
  9. BHOFM
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    Much;

    I know you don't want to hear this,, but it clouded up and
    we have had an inch of rain in the last hours or so...
     

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  10. BHOFM
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    I may have to get my wife to spank the whole bunch!

    I found blades for my antique band saw, a shop here in
    town can make them any size you need. $5 each.
     
  11. Fanie
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    Fanie Fanie

    Awww, just a ways north I think, you take the road... :D The 1 too Much is right, you must throw that chopper gun away, they make poor but heavy boats.
    Is 'new' an excuse ?


    BHOFM, is that boat going to float on the air trapped in it or are you going to turn it the right way up sometime :D Seems with the amount of rain you get there you can just as well float it as is :D I have only one objection to your project. You spend more time cleaning than working the boat, although putting it outside does give you an excuse to retire each time a cloud appears on the horizon.... :rolleyes:
     
  12. BHOFM
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    My "shop" is 12'X16', you have to keep it fairly clean or
    you can't work in it. It has work benches on three sides.

    I'll get a good pic before we put the boat inside when it
    is all neated up.

    Hoping today we will get it turned over.

    We have a noise ordinance, you can't run power tools
    before 8am and not after 9pm. So having it inside does't
    help get much more done. Just it is not going to be 80`f
    for much longer.

    Also, the ordinance, you have to keep the area picked up.
    Out side projects like this also have a 90 day time limit
    when you can see them from the street.

    We have a lot of money invested in our house and I am
    glad we have rules to help maintain property values.
     
  13. Manie B
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    BHOFM

    I have the same problems

    it sure makes boat building different when you HAVE to work quietly and clean :D
     
  14. BHOFM
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    They don't do anything unless there is a complaint, I feel
    sure none of the neighbors would say anything, but I like
    to be a "good" neighbor as well. They think I am the crazy
    old man that's building a boat in the drive way. The kids
    love to "check" it out! They have a million questions.
    We are on a dead end street and it is a very close knit
    bunch of people. Much as a family, the way life was a
    few years past. Most have been here a number of years.
    My neighbor to the south has been in her house over fifty
    years.
    My family came to this area in the 1820's! My
    Great grand father founded Spears Vinegar here in the
    1890's! This is "home"! We own the bank BTW!
    It is also one of the highest per capita income places in
    the world. Home of Wal-Mart, Tysons chickens, and JB
    Hunt Trucking Co.

    The average home here is over double the national average.
     

  15. the1much
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    the1much hippie dreams

    frig dat!! ,, i cant imagine having a place where my neighbors told me how i HAD to live. ,, and check that property value,, i have a feeling by this time next year,, it'll either be half,, or tripled,,,,,and noone with money.
    i have "other" ways to make sure my neighbors dont start no junk yard,,,(i wonder how they like my birds,,hahaha :D:D)
     
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