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  1. Due to conflicting projects, priorities, etc., I am unable to continue with my Weekender. I am putting it up for sale "as is", approximately 3/4 complete. Just finished glassing the hull and the top decks are 75% glassed (rear gunnels and cockpit still needs glassing). Progress pictures can be found at http://www.msnusers.com/truenorthweekender/truenorthconstruction.msnw?albumlist=2 First $750 takes her home. Direct email is revderek@comcast.net
  2. Derek

    Lazarett Front

    Joel, glad to hear you're making progress again. Looking forward to new pics. Have had to abandon work on boat for a while to tackle "honey-do's", painting the house and garage, remodeling the bathroom, etc. I agree with Barry that once you stand the lazarette up and bend the deck to it, it makes for a very nice curve, fore to aft. Get your ratchet straps handy.
  3. Mike, the 24 and the 17 flew directly over the house (we are in the flight path for the tour) 3 times last evening and expect to see a few more flights through the weekend. Got the telephoto lens out on the SLR camera for some good flight shots (I hope). Luckily here in Olympia its overcast all weekend, so they are flying at about 1200 feet. And the flight cost is now $400. But I'll be saving for it next year! Jake, they are there all weekend so stop by. Many other aircraft as well but my interest was in the 24. Here's some of the other aircraft there http://www.olympicflightmuseum.com/aircraft_gallery/aircraft_inventory.htm Sorry Frank for being way off topic.
  4. for those who appreciate vintage aircraft, I stopped by the Gathering of the Warbirds at the Olympia Airport this evening and grabbed some shots of the only flying B-24 in existence. http://groups.msn.com/B24Liberator/shoebox.msnw My grandfather flew 24's in WWII out of England and Italy and this was my first chance to see one up close and personal.
  5. Derek

    figurehead

    Very nice. If your mom ever wants to go into business, I'm sure there are plenty of builders that would love to have a piece of artwork like that!
  6. I am using Raka also, with a 50/50 mix of their slow and fast hardener. I could feel the heat yesterday immediately after mixing, but it was allowing me about 10-15 minutes of work time.
  7. Phil, don't mind the heat too much having lived in Vegas for a while, but after aclimating to Washington all these years, 95 in early June is just plain HOT! hehe. But did push through and glassed the entire hull before quitting for the day. Barry, sounds enjoyable, and thats probably why I pushed through so that I am one day closer to doing just that! Mike, excellent question. But I didn't try to experiement, Actually it didnt cross my mind. I wanted to make sure I got it done correctly, been reading too many OOPs threads lately. But I can tell you that the pot got hot about 30 seconds into mixing! Dump it on the hull real quick and squeegee. No breaks. first half was tack free by the time I started the second half. Today's only supposed to hit 80, the front moved in last night. So today I play with silica and microballoon fillers for fairing and fill. At least I wont have to move too quickly today.
  8. 95 degrees outside. The hull is fiberglassed and I am DONE for the day!
  9. ... just received my shipment from RAKA. Yeah! Looks like I am glassing the hull this weekend. Already planned to take Friday off so I have three days of boat building time ahead!
  10. Derek

    bermuda rig

    Here's a link to his archived page from the Internet Wayback machine. http://web.archive.org/web/19991122015324/http://www.overland.net/~moose/page12.html Couldn't get it to retireve any of the picture pages though.
  11. Took a couple of weeks off after the boat show. Some kind of crud bug got me and didn't have the gumption to do diddly. But started in again yesterday and flipped her this afternoon. Getting ready for glasswork.
  12. Derek

    Painted

    Looks awesome Chris, when does the big bottle to put it in arrive?
  13. I, and all others I'm sure, appreciate all you do Frank. 99% uptime is fantastic! There's a joke about a little blue pill in there somewhere, but I'm not going there! :wink:
  14. Chris, absolutely stunning (even cover in plastic)! I am in awe. The green will be gorgeous. And yes, please update us on the HVLP.
  15. Denis, I made a late decision to return to the wheel sterring system (was planning a tiller from start). Thank goodness I did not permanently attach one of the hull sides. You will find it much easier to set up your rigging going through at least one side versus just an access port. I also omitted the lazerette opening and opted for two deck plates in the corners of the aft deck. Good luck and keep us posted.
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