Konrad in Lincoln

I ordered a set of prints from him for an iceboat. They are nice enough, although they're small scale. I traded email with Dave, he was a nice guy. The iceboat is about 25% finished, and has been put aside until warmer weather when I can work on it outside more.

I don't buy into them. http://www.consumerfreedom.com/headline_detail.cfm?HEADLINE_ID=2103

I'm sorry, but I really have to speak up here. The sierra club is NOT a "respectable" organization. They themselves have printed material in the past that easily falls into the "terrorist" category. I specifically remember a diagram that was published that incorporated a 12 gage shotgun shell, that was to be set in a shallow pit in such a manner that when an off road rider (dirt bike, atv, etc.) rode over it, it would go off in an upward direction, into the rider. Basically, it's a home made land mine using a shotgun shell. This is the Sierra Club you speak of? I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole. :x

I think it's really great that we have Mike available to chime in. Probably none of us have the man-hours invested in building and sailing the Weekender/Vacationer that Mike and his family do. So... thanks!

Kids rock, dude! Children present... *switching to "best behavior" *

This is pretty good: We're doing work out at local airport. One of the parts of the work is a new small building that houses the controls for the runway lights. This building is about the size of my work cubicle, and is basically a shed. Get this: The City would not grant the building permit for this two-bit building until they recieved waivers from the Owner (the airport) that stated that: One: They filed a hight-of-structure notification to verify that the building isn't too tall, radar sight, etc. Two: They (the airport) had to sign a document that granted permission from the airport to build this structure, and acknowledge that this structure will be subject to unusual levels of noise due to the close proximity to an airport. So in effect, the Airport had to ask for permission from itself to build this shed on it's own property. :?: :!: :?: This is big government in action, my friends.

I'm already dusting off the 10 hp motor...

I wish EYE had some Blurfl wood... Can you imagine a whole Vacationer made out of that stuff. Oh, I salivate at the mere thought...

Thanks Frank. I was kind of expecting that vinylester would be the best choice. (It's just that I happen to have 3/4 gallon of polyester on hand.) I've been laying up plastic replacement parts for my dirt biking buddies and have managed to score a nice little pile of change for them. I'll just break down and get the vinylester, even though I probably have to buy a whole danged gallon of the stuff. I'm still considering what to do for offsets to hold the guard away from the expansion chamber, ideally 1/4" or so. Wondering about some kind of ceramic nub, or felt that you buy to put on the bottom of chair legs to keep them from scratching a wood floor. Still mulling this over. That's half the fun, you know.

Look into cedar. It's cheaper than redwood, and with comparable rot resistance.

It says "60 lb Iceboat". Is that really what it weighs? If so, that's a great frame. My Isabellas typically were all around 100 lbs, without the rig. And they weren't too bad, my best run was 43 mph. Usually twice the speed of the wind was do-able on most days. Thanks for sharing.

It's nothing top drawer, it's Ryobi's portable, with the 13 amp motor. But it's all I need, I don't use my table saw but maybe once a month. :wink: But what about those rack and pinion fences on the $500.00-plus table saws? Those things are the cat's ass.

I got a new table saw for Christmas.

Well, we're out at my folks for Christmas Eve. I see the dog has been harassing the deer again. No head this time, just a bloody spine and ribs. A little gross, if you ain't used to this type of thing. I really think my parents need to do something about this dog. It's better than that incident in Germany with those birds, though. :shock:

Anyone happen to know the melting point of polyester resin? I've laid up a few pieces of carbon fiber for various parts for my Honda CR 500, all have turned out quite well. I'd like to do a nice guard for the pipe, but I have a feeling that the pipe will get too hot and melt the resin and make a mess. My plan was to use some felt cabinet door bumpers as nubs that would hold it away from the pipe by about 1/4" or more, and keep it a little cooler. Anyone? (a pipe guard will be fairly involved for me, I ain't gonna do it if it's just going to melt into goo.)

Looks like the CIA and the British Secret Service caught Gadhafi with his pants down. :shock: Good for us. It's amazing what good intelligence can do for you.

A husband shopping center (HusbandMart) has just opened where a woman may go to choose a husband from among many men. The store is comprised of six floors, and the men increase in positive attributes as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch. As you open the door to any floor you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building. So a woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: "Floor 1 - These men have jobs." The woman reads the sign and says to herself, "Well, that's better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what's further up?" So up she goes. The second floor sign reads: "Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids." The woman remarks to herself, "That's great, but I wonder what's further up?" And up she goes again. The third floor sign reads: "Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking." "Hmmm, better" she says. "But I wonder what's upstairs?" The fourth floor sign reads: "Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking and help with the housework." "Wow!" exclaims the woman, "very tempting. BUT, there must be more further up!" And again she heads up another flight. The fifth floor sign reads: "Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak." "Oh, mercy me! But just think... what must be awaiting me further on?" So up to the sixth floor she goes. The sixth floor sign reads: "Floor 6 - You are visitor 2,789,012,345 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at HusbandMart and have a nice day."

By the way, did I mention that is my prototype plywood cargo carrier I was out on, when I took that photo? :shock:

It would seem the majority of the English and Spanish didn't support us. So they get included on the sh*t list. Amazing, the citizens of Iraq are dancing in the streets in joy, and celebrating with gunfire, and people like Tim *still* don't get it. Put YOUR politics aside and be happy for THEIR liberation for just a moment, won't you?

Frank, delete it if you must, it won't hurt my feelings, but... WE GOT HIM, DAMMIT!!! The rest of planet earth is a bunch of spineless, hand-wringing, pillow-biting cowards. But we did what had to be done, and Spain, Germany (my own heritage), France, and the rest of them can all stick it in their ass. There, I said it. Delete away, it was mostly just the satisfaction of being able to actually type this.

Maybe you've seen this, I think it's a cool photo. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin]

Send ball gloves, some baseballs, and a bat.

You use a slug in the shotgun, it's only good for about 75 yards. A rifle of any kind can theoretically go a mile if your shot goes wide. No need to be killing off the neighbors cattle. :shock:

Hey Tom, Where is Louis Farrakhan, denouncing all that these people who murder civilians in the name of religion? Haven't seen much of him lately, have we? Why don't the majority of muslims take back their religion?? Hmmm.... The "Religion of Peace", PPphtph... Yeah. It's been real peacefull, hasn't it? I have a coworker who just returned back from Iraq two months ago, and (not surprisingly) all the Iraqi people love them there. It's the islamic fundamentalists (notice that's lower-case) walking across the border into Iraq that are taking pot shots at us. "Peace through superior firepower" ~ United States Marine Corps slogan.

Your 4x4 posts in the breezeway... are they bearing on the concrete slab?