I've also been busy fairing the topsides. Eight gallons of vinylester so far, and another five or so to go. My Azorean shipwright has promised...
Winter came early this year and though it didn't snow much, it has kicked my 4$$ nonetheless. I lost a total of seven weekends this winter...
"unforeseen things" HA! To tear a boat down more than I have this one would require taking it to the molecular level. I'm fairly sure I'm...
We haven't yet broken the $64k mark, but it all depends on how you define "cruising." The boat will be capable of floating and moving under its...
The transom: [img] And what laid beneath the paint at the transom: [img] [img] And now: [img] I'm off to the boatyard again...
Various and sundry ugliness that's been mitigated: [img] [img] [img] [img] A long view of the bottom: [img] [img] The...
It's been a while so I figured it's time to report on more pro--gress. The tent this year is much larger in scale than last year, and designed...
That is an awful lot of wood in your metal boat. Progress is looking good, though.
I'll be at Colton's tomorrow.
Funny you should mention the framed windows in the salon. We're about a month or two from putting windows in and I've spent a good, solid...
You have a Roamer. Why should the Atlantic Ocean be a problem? Oh...right...none of you "gotta keep it original" guys have fuel-sipping Ford...
Looks terrific! I'm glad I'm not the only one slaving away on a Roamer.
More progress. We put the Ford Lehman 120hp (1.5gph) engines, Fisher Panda 12.5kw genset, and new 420 gallon aft tank in today. [IMG] [IMG]...
Thanks! But you just wait! The shipwright/painter says it will be splashed by Christmas unless I hold things up with the engine/rudder...
The aft deck enclosure and side decks all the way back to it are welded up in aluminum. Thus corrects the design flaw in these boats that causes...
I wouldn't hesitate to use CPES and then refinish on an old toe rail as long as it wasn't as far gone as mine. Unfortunately, whether new wood or...
On mine, all of the stanchion bases bottomed out in the toe rail. None of them went all the way through to aluminum originally. But since they...
Thanks! It's at Coltons. Let me know if you ever want to swing by. I'm there most weekends, as you can imagine. lol
More progress [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] All the cardboard will become aluminum over the next week or so.
Motion Windows provided me with the quote a few months back. Their product looked quite nice. The hinges, attachment clamps, and stay (for the...
