South west Oklahoma is normally a 3 -6 week winter then you can pretty much count on warm days, usually around the first week or so of February, gradually getting warmer. What I would really like to know is WHAT HAPPENED this year! WOW We have had a REAL WINTER this year. Several occasions of snow that actually lasted longer then the normal 12 to 24 hours and COLD like the North country! Do not have TV or internet at the house so I have not really been able to keep up . From what little TV I see it looks like it was this way all over Wow!
In between that and getting hit with what ever monster bug has been going around I'm running at least 2 weeks behind of plans. Seriously I woke up on morning a couple of weeks ago feeling like I'd been hit by a truck. Headache from the deepest darkest part of you know where, could not think, could not talk intelligently in words of more then 2 syllables, could not walk straight the ten feet to the john or the door to let the dogs out. Seriously thought I had had a stroke at first but was to sick to go to the hospital. Dialing 911 was just to much effort. The good news is, I can actually think and chew gum at the same time and it is getting warm. 60's and 70's this week end and the keel is in the bail room ready to start putting resin on it. Got notarized copies of bill of sale and title and got those down to tag office so I will be legal once I get numbers and tag sticker on hull ( AFTER Fiberglass work is done.) .
Finally got around to unpacking the fiberglass order I put in a while back. Amazing thing, almost 400.00 worth of mostly tools and one 30 yard roll of cloth don't take up much room. Except for the cloth it is all on a couple of small shelves in the back room waiting for me to get busy. Did get the first layers of cloth for one side of the keel cut and ready to go. I am thinking tomorrow night I will get in there and start. Need to cut at least one more layer of cloth to fit then its resin, cloth, resin, chopped strand, resin and more cloth finished off with white pigmented resin for a finish. It may not look as professional as a shop but it will do the job which is all I really care about. Then once that side is done its is flip it and repeat on other side and I'm good on the keel. Next I really need to get the bottom rudder rebuilt. Plan on just starting from scratch on some sort of frame and glass it in. Have the tiller almost completely re-glued and ready to sand down to refinish. Need to go get some laminating resin or wood glue. I hate the idea of buying a quart of resin for such a small job so I may cheap out on that one.
Decided to spurge and go to outback, This was a major disappointment. Last time we went several years ago a rack of lamb was just that. Now it is 3 little lamb chops, some mashed potatoes and green beans covered in butter. can you say HIGH Cholesterol! It jut not worth the price or the trip any more.
Took some pics of keep and progress. Cant quite figure out where they are on this new cell phone. Will post once I do.
That's about all for now. Sail safe but get out there!
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Boats and 100 degee weather
Yesterday started out kind of slow. I have been wanting to get out to the Venture and fool around but life happens. I finally decided damned the temps full speed ahead! Mostly it has been moving things around.We have been using the boat to store some stuff in light of all the drama that was happening. Since I'm stuck here, with a house I can't sell, for a while any way, the decision has been made, as painful as it is, to move the stuff back inside and stick it in a corner some where and get back to what's important to me! If I can't sell this place for a while I'm darned sure going to get this boat ready and take it ANY PLACE that will sustain sailing even if it is Lake Texhoma or one of the area lakes for the duration!
Having said that! Well it was still a good day. I got outside and in the boat. I started out right after sunset. When I finally looked at the clock, it was about 82 degrees F according to weatherbug at 3:16 AM. . The good thing about the houses immediately around me being empty is the misc noises I make fooling around late at night are not a problem as if my neighbors were really close. Now I can't exactly start up a drill or a power saw but little noises like dropping a hammer or climbing in and out of the boat are not going to give any one a sleepless night. Not having to worry about my trouble light shining into any ones bedroom window makes it nice. It's how I plan to beat the heat for the not so noisy parts any way.
Tried to pull the chain plates off. It's not happening with only one person. Have to have someone man a screw driver on the out side while I pull off nuts on the inside. Did get the measurements for backing plates. I figure to get some 3: x 3/16 inch . I'm figuring 6 feet should be enough to get that part done. Throw another 2 ft of 1/4 inch for new chain plates and I should be good. Am going to get new bolts, nuts etc so all the metals match . That and some bytal tape (spelling) and I'm good to go. I have been toying with how to do this. The voc tech school here has a class that operates a hug computer operated metal cutting machine . You see where that is going, right? Have to wait til it opens but what the heck I'm here any way may as well make the best of it. If that don't work I'll get the Dremel out and do it my self. I looked up sources for the metal . WOW can you say EXPENSIVE! If any one has a source for 316 Stainless 3/ 16" x 2" or 3/ 16 x 4",at a decent price PLEASE post it or send me an email!
Have been playing around with the idea of going ahead and saving up for the solar panel to get the wiring started, Have to get a wiring plan figured out. Its only a 22 ft boat so I'm figuring rough eye balling it , the longest run I should have is maybe 16 ft, not counting mast of course. I've got enough block to raise this gal up and drop the keel, so that is on the agenda s a definite.
Where is all this going?
The baby boy has LEFT THE BUILDING! Now that the set back is almost over, once again I am free at last! Momma's days of being Momma on a full time in house basis are OVER! We had a minor setback this last three weeks but things are getting back on track! I honestly cannot decide who this pushing your fledgling out of the nest is harder on. Yeah, at 28, since the medical issues are resolved, its time for him to be on his own. NO DOUBT about that.
What I do not get is why, once they are "on their own", when your child steps into the "goo" and ask for your help, do they seem to think that this willingness to help them sort it out, as in think it through to THEM finding a conclusion and or solution THEY CAN DO, means in THEIR OPINION, you and your assets are on call 24/ 7 all of a sudden, as if they were three again? OK, I get that it takes time for them to adjust to a new life of living on their own.. That's just a case of they have to get experience and there is only one way to get that. What I do not understand is why it suddenly becomes (in their opinion) your crisis? Can you say OY!
Parents teach your children how to plan! Make sure they have coping skills for really bad days! Teach them that THEIR LACK OF PLANNING IS NOT YOUR CRISIS! My son understands what caused the problem. He was taught the skills to cope with adversity. Some things only come with getting knocked down and pulling your self back up. This was one of those. Time will tell how long it takes for all that stuff we tell our children that they did not want to hear takes root and gets solid. The good news is at 28 he only has about a year and a half before that second coming of age that seems to kick in at 30 starts to take effect.
The good news is he has a really good distraction so now mother won't be the single most important women in his life. He found Ms. Right! I got to spend sometime getting to know her. She is a trooper! She will definitely do to ride the river with . She in not a wimp by any means. We have been talking about what I'm planing on doing with my life . At first all kinds of bad experiences were really making her anti boats. Now you KNOW that aint going to work very long around me, right? We had some talks .She seems to be slowly coming around,. Last night she informed me that being afraid of boats, sailing etc over what happened in her childhood was not sometime she was going to allow to continue,. The girl has MOXY There are very few things that make me want to climb up into someones face but, oh by howdy! I'll not go into the details as it is not my story to tell, but I would so love to keel haul or at least,put a extraordinarily large knot on someones head after hearing about the DUMB STUNT that some so called adults played on some children!.
The GREAT news is this gal is the one that has him inspired to do all that stuff men are supposed to do. Who would have thunk it! LOL
I must have done sometime right. My other son informs me he also has started a relationship with his Ms. Right. She also sounds like a trooper and a basically well grounded gal. RELIEF! Who knows maybe grand children are on the horizon? Time will tell.
well I guess that's it for now. Think I'm going to go get my tools out and ready for later when the sun goes down. I have some hardware to pull off a boat.
Sail safe but sail!
Having said that! Well it was still a good day. I got outside and in the boat. I started out right after sunset. When I finally looked at the clock, it was about 82 degrees F according to weatherbug at 3:16 AM. . The good thing about the houses immediately around me being empty is the misc noises I make fooling around late at night are not a problem as if my neighbors were really close. Now I can't exactly start up a drill or a power saw but little noises like dropping a hammer or climbing in and out of the boat are not going to give any one a sleepless night. Not having to worry about my trouble light shining into any ones bedroom window makes it nice. It's how I plan to beat the heat for the not so noisy parts any way.
Tried to pull the chain plates off. It's not happening with only one person. Have to have someone man a screw driver on the out side while I pull off nuts on the inside. Did get the measurements for backing plates. I figure to get some 3: x 3/16 inch . I'm figuring 6 feet should be enough to get that part done. Throw another 2 ft of 1/4 inch for new chain plates and I should be good. Am going to get new bolts, nuts etc so all the metals match . That and some bytal tape (spelling) and I'm good to go. I have been toying with how to do this. The voc tech school here has a class that operates a hug computer operated metal cutting machine . You see where that is going, right? Have to wait til it opens but what the heck I'm here any way may as well make the best of it. If that don't work I'll get the Dremel out and do it my self. I looked up sources for the metal . WOW can you say EXPENSIVE! If any one has a source for 316 Stainless 3/ 16" x 2" or 3/ 16 x 4",at a decent price PLEASE post it or send me an email!
Have been playing around with the idea of going ahead and saving up for the solar panel to get the wiring started, Have to get a wiring plan figured out. Its only a 22 ft boat so I'm figuring rough eye balling it , the longest run I should have is maybe 16 ft, not counting mast of course. I've got enough block to raise this gal up and drop the keel, so that is on the agenda s a definite.
Where is all this going?
The baby boy has LEFT THE BUILDING! Now that the set back is almost over, once again I am free at last! Momma's days of being Momma on a full time in house basis are OVER! We had a minor setback this last three weeks but things are getting back on track! I honestly cannot decide who this pushing your fledgling out of the nest is harder on. Yeah, at 28, since the medical issues are resolved, its time for him to be on his own. NO DOUBT about that.
What I do not get is why, once they are "on their own", when your child steps into the "goo" and ask for your help, do they seem to think that this willingness to help them sort it out, as in think it through to THEM finding a conclusion and or solution THEY CAN DO, means in THEIR OPINION, you and your assets are on call 24/ 7 all of a sudden, as if they were three again? OK, I get that it takes time for them to adjust to a new life of living on their own.. That's just a case of they have to get experience and there is only one way to get that. What I do not understand is why it suddenly becomes (in their opinion) your crisis? Can you say OY!
Parents teach your children how to plan! Make sure they have coping skills for really bad days! Teach them that THEIR LACK OF PLANNING IS NOT YOUR CRISIS! My son understands what caused the problem. He was taught the skills to cope with adversity. Some things only come with getting knocked down and pulling your self back up. This was one of those. Time will tell how long it takes for all that stuff we tell our children that they did not want to hear takes root and gets solid. The good news is at 28 he only has about a year and a half before that second coming of age that seems to kick in at 30 starts to take effect.
The good news is he has a really good distraction so now mother won't be the single most important women in his life. He found Ms. Right! I got to spend sometime getting to know her. She is a trooper! She will definitely do to ride the river with . She in not a wimp by any means. We have been talking about what I'm planing on doing with my life . At first all kinds of bad experiences were really making her anti boats. Now you KNOW that aint going to work very long around me, right? We had some talks .She seems to be slowly coming around,. Last night she informed me that being afraid of boats, sailing etc over what happened in her childhood was not sometime she was going to allow to continue,. The girl has MOXY There are very few things that make me want to climb up into someones face but, oh by howdy! I'll not go into the details as it is not my story to tell, but I would so love to keel haul or at least,put a extraordinarily large knot on someones head after hearing about the DUMB STUNT that some so called adults played on some children!.
The GREAT news is this gal is the one that has him inspired to do all that stuff men are supposed to do. Who would have thunk it! LOL
I must have done sometime right. My other son informs me he also has started a relationship with his Ms. Right. She also sounds like a trooper and a basically well grounded gal. RELIEF! Who knows maybe grand children are on the horizon? Time will tell.
well I guess that's it for now. Think I'm going to go get my tools out and ready for later when the sun goes down. I have some hardware to pull off a boat.
Sail safe but sail!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Dream Boat
I have been diong a LOT of thinking about my perfect for me boat to live on.
For some reason I have 34' LWL by 10 to 12 ' beam in my head
Junk rig, or other UNSTAYED mast
preferably twin mast.
twin keel,.
WIDE side decks or NO side decks with a cabin that fills port to starboard similar to the Badger.
STOUT Stanchions
porta- pottie or bucket
Hard dingy
engine is optional, I would not refuse the RIGHT boat just because it had an engine, but when the right boat comes along I'm not going to be concerned one way or the other if there is no engine or if it does not work
If its a MINOR repair job that I can do great. Other wise out she goes and If I replace her it will be with an OB.
For some reason I have 34' LWL by 10 to 12 ' beam in my head
Junk rig, or other UNSTAYED mast
preferably twin mast.
twin keel,.
WIDE side decks or NO side decks with a cabin that fills port to starboard similar to the Badger.
STOUT Stanchions
porta- pottie or bucket
Hard dingy
engine is optional, I would not refuse the RIGHT boat just because it had an engine, but when the right boat comes along I'm not going to be concerned one way or the other if there is no engine or if it does not work
If its a MINOR repair job that I can do great. Other wise out she goes and If I replace her it will be with an OB.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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