capt jake

I 'have' to get it done. Final push, ya know. I 'hope' to have the boat on the trailer today, I hope.... Once the boat is on the trailer, all I have to do is drill 4 holes and mount the motor. :) Well, I did get the bow light back from the chrome shop yesterday, I have to mount that. All little stuff.

Dingo just had to bring up the finger. As I was putting the second ballast in, I was using a very sharp knife. Well, after 6 months of building on this boat, 9 months prior at Devlin's without anything more than a scratch, I layed open my thumb! Of course, it had to be my right thumb, because I am right handed. Just started to heal a bit today adn I ripped 'er right open again (under the bandage) while trying to turn some bolts.

I bought all fo the bearings and seals to get the trailer fixed up. I also ordered a couple of Speedi-Sleeves to repair the pitted ares where the seals ride. The Speedi-Sleeves were real expensive though ($27 ea). I found that one of the hubs was worn around the dust cap, though I can't figure how that happened. Anyway, I went to the local industrial supply shop 'hoping' taht they would have a hub. I was all prepared to spend $50 or more (the way this project has been going). A new hub, with lug nuts and races was only $13!! I bought TWO at that price and took the other parts back. I got the rest of the bearing and seals at the industrial supply house along with some SS bearing buddies. The total cost with new hubs was 'less' than the cost of parts alone at the auto parts store!

when you take the time to clean and repair you lighting in the shop. When Joel was here the other day, I was installing a few ballasts for my flourecent lighting in the shop. I took the time to take down the reflectors (chrome) and clean them. I also took the bulbs and cleaned them as well. What a difference! I can't believe how dim and dull things had slowly gotten in the shop. Now I darned near need sunglasses to go in there. Of all of the projects I have worked on lately, this is the one that I still go out there to 'look' at!

YEAH! They always show after I am done for the day. Or, they always have something 'more important' to do. LOL I should add that I had another vistor today. It was Gig Harbor Joel! He was also too late to sand. :roll:

A few shots of the glass. I ended up using the rubber quarter round and brass pins. Turned out fine. The wooden retainers would have taken a long time to mock up and get to fit as none of the windows were the same. I ended up taking one piece of glass back to the shop twice to get it ground down a bit. Note the manual wipers (original).

Kind of ironic today. I finished the boat (all except mounting the engine and putting it on the trailer) after installing the SS rubrail. Today is exactly 6 months since I began. Ironic.

I glassed the whole shebang and then installed rubrails, toerails, trim, etc.

Very simple solution for 3M5200...... Home Depot! They have it there in the small and large caulking tubes.

Yup, it is sprayed. Only way I could see of getting the multiple coats on in a reasonable amount of time. It is 5 coats, each one sprayed on a consecutive day. It took about 1 1/2 hours for each coat.

Kinda... just dont' them hear you say that. It is accross the water from Seattle, thereby not so Seattleish. ;)

Konradical LIVES! Good to see ya back around here again. Did you sell the Vacationer, or do you still have it? Myth Busters did a piece on hte 'Ray of Death'; pretty comical.

barryhill, looks like you were there the same day as me. I remember that little tender and the guy in it.

Yes, it is truely a beautiful boat for sure. From the 2005 PT festival, which is what he videos are from I believe.

You couldn't resist; could you? LOL

That is looking REAL good, Joel. Nice craftsmanship!

Thanks for posting these links. It is nice to be able to go back to those shows again. Don't let him hear you call it a Weekender! :shock: Even though it truely is (while being stretched a bit) he is VERY insistant that it is NOT a Weekender. I agree with you, it IS a WE.

BTW, I ended up rolling and tipping the seat tops and was totally impressed with this procts ability to self level. With the slight bit of orange peel I have on the deck, I may sand it and roll and tip that, but it is not that bad, so I will contemplate for a bit. Nothing to do but watch the paint dry... This one is deceiving, the color of the wood is the same.

I would also be interested in seeing the progress. Very interesting to me. I might have missed it, I don't recall any rudeness.