Mike Pennington

Cool Frank, that would have been something to see. Your lucky Wife gets to tell the story, cool.

I agree with the wait till thier teenagers, then twenties and the next thing you know it is GrandPa will you baby sit? Jury duty, just finished up my last tour. Judge held us for two hours, both defendents copped a plea. The judge came over to the jurier room and appollogized for keeping us waiting, and he was real sorry he had called us in for nothing. He did say that we would be bumped to the bottom of the list and he was sorry to break this news to us, but we probably wouldn't be called back. Of coarse I had to open my big mouth and say, "So, in other words your doing us a big favor, right?" I thought it was funny, Ya Hoo! I have been on the jury, or a witness for the State to many times to say, "oh boy, jury duty!" Yea, yea, civic duty! The judge just looked at me with a serious frown, dang, can't take a joke. But I didn't let him ruin my day, I wasn't locked up for half the day for two months, waiting to say hang em high, their guilty as sin. Nope, I am home playing with my puddle jumpers. And I think Daddy Konrad has a nice ring to it. Say Konrad, Daddy-O, do twins run on either side of your family? Triplets?

I could get to like that boat real easy, John. Yep, Alaska can be mean, and like all places extream, if your not prepared you can pay a price. But like John said, we have had some nice weather lately, the folks to the east of us, have been having all the fun. Heck, I don't think I used my snow shovel but a couple of times this year. I am a happy man!

One learns to run fast!

I was wondering where you went off to. I knew you didn't stop building for good. Once bitten, can't stop messing with boats!

The one we just had was only 5.2 over by Manley Hot Springs. I took a peak at www.aeic.alaska just now and see we have had about 98 quakes in the past few days. We get them all the time, part of living in Alaska. Though, I sure am glad I have two boats in the front yard, just incase the land decides to go by by. This little shake is the second one I noticed this week, thus my attention. Generally I pay them no mind, but my wife keeps saying, "Get ready for the second one! It's going to be the Big One, you know!!" So this photo came to mind, Seward, Alaska. Tidal Wave Evacuation Route.

I just Woooww!!!! Earth quake!! Hey gang that was a ggood one! I was just going to say that I wanted to see Chris's Boat back at the top of the CHART. Nice Boat! And that was a real earth quake, I'll make a new post on how big in a bit. Just call me Shaky!

Naw! That is no doubt one of my cousins. You got the outlaw part right though. But I've been good lately and have kept my transgressions to simple penmanship. :roll:

Go for it, Joe! Yep, I can say I spent some time on and off those beaches down your way, Charlie. Shrimp boats are in my blood.

SHHHH! Don't tell every one, metal, phooey! And yep it is true, Rex, no parental control will make a wooden boat builder out of anybody :twisted: And the hammerhead shark I put in that swabies boot, I caught on a line with no hook, just one of my Grandpa's 5 inch prawns. The dang shark just wouldn't let go, the prawn got stuck in the sharks throat, :silly: so into the swabies boot he went.

When your good your Good! She is a real show boat, be proud Chris. Mike

Barry, I suspect that those childhood memories of boating are true for most of us. Some where a long lifes little tour, someone instilled the love of boats in to us. And here we are! Thanks for the kind words. Mike

I do love those relics, I have a WWI British banett, it is one of my treasures. I would like to see those blades of yours sometime.

Howdy Rex, I believe in calling them the way I see them, keeps life simple. I also enjoy a good sense of humor, which you will find, there tends to be a lot of that around here. All good people, with kind spirits in this house. This is my first boat. Now I am some what touchy about my first love. She was a good little ship, before that dasteredly, careless, deck hand of my Grandpa's sank her those many years ago. How about a picture of the boat your restoring? Mike

Joe, Like I said beats Bait Bucket :icecream: Pogy Bait Mike

I must admit, I was quite taken away by it myself. The Pic brought back a lot of memories. :oops:

Yum! I love this Techy stuff. I played around with weight up forward too. I am with Craig, I am going to see if I can't find some old rail road plates, though, not having the lead collection he does. I stuffed my tool boxes and every thing else of weight up forward last fall on my last two trailer trips. I am not worried about sinking, call me bold, call me dumb, but my boats not going down. Besides the double sized air matrice bellow adds that safety margine. :roll: The Vacationer definately handles better in storm conditions with weight forward. I did have one scare, when a jet skier cut across my bow and silly me steered to miss him. The boom bit the water and the rail was as far over as I have ever seen, but she just kept plowwing on. Sence I will be adding a kicker motor this spring, for coastal sailing, I will definately need more ballast forward, that is clear. I can't help speculating the effects of adding weight to the keel its self, so by all means, I am ready to try something different. I to raised my mast last fall, and I enjoy the head room, and the addition of the topping lift, too. I have no proof, such as GPS readings, but my senses tell me the boat sails much better. I can't wait to try the new larger jib, this season. If I ever get a larger trailer built I will be installing that roller furler to convert the Wolf to a cutter. I plan a sail off, with Lars Opland's litttle scooner, it resembles the Bolger Light schooner. Very nimble boat and I want to see how well the Vacationer competes with her. I expect to do well. :twisted: water cannon's allowed/ we don't use ballons due to the fish swallowing the latex. But My Homalite water bug is a real soaker. Can't beat um, drown them, We are planning a camping trip to Hidden Lake on the Kenai Penensula later in the summer. Lakes where motor boats can't go, I should enjoy my mosquito free cabin.

Hang in there Mates, some day you can enjoy the high status of Pogy Bait. Bait Bucket Mike

You have done a real good job, Kevin. Very inspiring for those of us who don't have a wheel and want to make one. Your wheel will complement your boat, I can't wait to see what else you come up with. Pogy Bait Mike

Very Nice Ed, We will be looking for more posts of your adventures. Now if and when your down in the dumps, you can just go plunk yourself down in the water and feel much better. Remember any sailing adventure is better than no sailing at all. Pogy Bait Mike

Okay Konrad, I guess I don't have much room to shake any fingers. I am a bit of a biker dude myself. But I am putting in an order for a monsoon to be heading your way. To dry for your own good old friend, Happy Trails. Mike Pogy Bait

You should be Smiling, Your rebuild is very nice, beats paying a couple of grand for a new one. I was wondering about the tongue extention length, thanks. Mike Pogy Bait :multi:

A good cleaning with Brasso, every once in awhile, it leaves a resistant film. OR Laquer might work, if first clean,dry and well coated. Pogy Bait Mike

The beads are my next option, and I expect they will work very well too. Just one more thing on my list to fine tune.

I went to the craft store looking for wood stripping but no luck so far. I need to talk with one of the ladies from work she makes some awsome baskets, she may be a resorce. I did find some wooden embrodery hoops for about $1.59. They are odering a 5 1/2 inch size for me to look at. They even have little brass clamps on the side to tighten them down. We will see. I too, like the idea of soaking the strips myself. I was wondering if I cut down a young alder in the spring, cut some long narrow strips from it and shape the hoops while they were still green and then let the wood cure, would possibly work? Mike