JMetzner Posted September 4, 2003 Posted September 4, 2003 I made a minor attempt at getting my boat building life back over the Labor Day weekend. Actually spent maybe 5 WHOLE HOURS out in the boatshed! WooHOO!! Unpiled all the crap that took up residence on As You Wish and got out the sanders. Geeze that was great. I was able to get the topside sanded, the windows fitted and a first bondo pass done on the cockpit. A few more hours of bondo and sanding & I'll be ready to fiberglass the topside & cockpit! Here's to nearly having my life back <clink>. --John M. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
capt jake Posted September 5, 2003 Posted September 5, 2003 Well, It is looking mighty fine there!! Quote
Mark Gudschinsky Posted September 5, 2003 Posted September 5, 2003 Hey John, Good to here you're on a roll again. We'll be watching the web site for updates. Quote
Tom Holder Posted September 5, 2003 Posted September 5, 2003 Geez - I read that title and I almost started to cry. Then I realized it was BOATshed and not WOODshed. I'm old enough to remember when "wait 'til your father gets home" had nothing to do with bringing home a pizza for supper :cry: I really like the looks of the round portholes. Where did you get those ones? Quote
TexasPhil Posted September 5, 2003 Posted September 5, 2003 What a Mess!!! Oh, I am refering to the copper tubing behind the boat! What is all that? The boat looks great, what color are you going to paint the topsides? A bright orange boat aught to stick out quite nicely on the horrizon! Maybe you wont be run over by motor boats ... but then again... maybe it will attract them over to take a look-see. Have Fun, I'm glad to see you making progress again! Quote
JMetzner Posted September 5, 2003 Author Posted September 5, 2003 Tom, the windows are actually clear 4 inch screw-in deck plates from West Marine. I got the idea from Scott Widimer's (sp?) Pocket Cruiser. It looks like they'll go in pretty easily. I was a little concerned that the curve of the cabin sides would be a problem, at least with the front ports, but they seem to lay pretty flat. Texas Phil, that Christmas tree of copper in the background is something you folks in warmer climates aren't too familiar with. That's the piping for our in-floor heat. It's a work of art up close. There must me 25 different shutoff valves and 150 ft. of copper pipe around the furnace. The four big silver ducts to the left in the picture are for the air exchange system. When we button down the house for the winter up here, the air exchange system pulls in fresh air, does a heat exchange with the outgoing air, before distributing it through the house. When it gets cold, like -40F, there is also a small heating unit from the furnace that will pre-heat the incoming air so the exchanger doesn't freeze up. We went with the really bright colors because for nearly 9 months of the year up here it's a pretty monchrome existance. White snow, black spruce. We thought the bright boat would be quite cheery out on the lake. Latest web page update at: http://www.arsc.edu/~jlm/AsYouWish/upright.html --John M. Quote
Steve Downs Posted September 5, 2003 Posted September 5, 2003 J, I can certainly empathize with you. I'm having trouble getting started with all the rules and regulations my wife has come up with. She wants my tools out of the garage because I just track sawdust into the house. I have to build a workshop out back to keep my tools in and some sort of cover to keep the boat under during construction (amazing what we will do to keep a marriage intact) and then I can get started. We took a cruise up the inside passage a couple of years ago. You live in some beautiful country! Good luck! Quote
Steve Tarry Posted September 5, 2003 Posted September 5, 2003 I must be incredibly lucky. Not only is Inga parking her Subaru out in the weather so I can have half the garage for boat construction, but she helps with the construction and was the one who really urged me into doing this whole thing. Weird, huh? Quote
TexasPhil Posted September 6, 2003 Posted September 6, 2003 I'll pipe some heat up to you if you will pipe some coldness down to me! Boy, what a lot of do dads you gotta have up there in the ice and snow. I don't think the wife could deal with 9 months of black and white.... About 9 years ago, we spent 4 (count 'em 1 2 3 4) months in Pittsburg during the "spring". She hated it. It was overcast and dull and drury. We were told that is "Normal", except for the snow which usually is not still there in April. (we left in June) Well, they all sound like good things... heat exchangers, heated floors. I can imagine how nice they are for you. Good luck Quote
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