The temperature dropped at the beginning of the week. It barely hit 40°. Sunday saw rain on the edge of the freeze point. Icicles formed for a bit. Unfit to work for a lazy man. I snugly fit the niche. I just wanted to hunker in the bunker. Then, glorious sun and balmy temperatures started on Wednesday. I started the small project parade.
And to Ken, always the wag, I say yes, I probably am starting to get excited. Excited about dropping a ton of money. Excited about the complex logistics of the move, Excited about revamping my very existence for one more time in my life. Oh crap, never mind, I dread the whole process. It will be better once we start. The hard part is starting. I never would make it on TV game shows. I don't do excited happiness well. I wouldn't make the cut. I suppose I could practice the bouncing while clapping manoevre, but I don't think I'd look sincere. Right now I'm excited about eating a good meal.
And to those who need to find an augury in minutia, this is the Chinese Year of the Dog. BooYah!
If you have seen my last two videos I must say that, yes, I know they were terrible. The weather turned cold and I couldn't re-shoot them. I am throwing stuff into the hulls and there would not be another chance to see it without stuff everywhere. It was a slapdash effort with mediocre results. Hmmmm.........my life, it seems, and a great epitaph! I downloaded a video editing program, but that requires time and desire to learn it. I have neither.
Rocky (you remember Rocky, don't you?) is finishing up the mattresses. He is battling illness, His quote of the week "Ya ain't promised tomorrow". So I get the stuff when I get it. Health is more important.
I am still trying to get the equipment together to make the move to the coast in a timely manner. The big obstacle is the trailer to transport the beast.
So onward fellow bloglodites.
And to Ken, always the wag, I say yes, I probably am starting to get excited. Excited about dropping a ton of money. Excited about the complex logistics of the move, Excited about revamping my very existence for one more time in my life. Oh crap, never mind, I dread the whole process. It will be better once we start. The hard part is starting. I never would make it on TV game shows. I don't do excited happiness well. I wouldn't make the cut. I suppose I could practice the bouncing while clapping manoevre, but I don't think I'd look sincere. Right now I'm excited about eating a good meal.
And to those who need to find an augury in minutia, this is the Chinese Year of the Dog. BooYah!
If you have seen my last two videos I must say that, yes, I know they were terrible. The weather turned cold and I couldn't re-shoot them. I am throwing stuff into the hulls and there would not be another chance to see it without stuff everywhere. It was a slapdash effort with mediocre results. Hmmmm.........my life, it seems, and a great epitaph! I downloaded a video editing program, but that requires time and desire to learn it. I have neither.
Rocky (you remember Rocky, don't you?) is finishing up the mattresses. He is battling illness, His quote of the week "Ya ain't promised tomorrow". So I get the stuff when I get it. Health is more important.
I am still trying to get the equipment together to make the move to the coast in a timely manner. The big obstacle is the trailer to transport the beast.
So onward fellow bloglodites.
I started doing this. Budge said "don't do that". I stopped
I bought eight 2X4's (tuba fors) to make isostatic cradle position stabilizers (braces). I could only fit eight footers in the car, so I put plated of wood on each side to make two eight foot boards sixteen foot long.
I finished up the trim in both hulls. I bought some instant grab (stay away, ladies) adhesive that sets and holds in only a couple minutes. It was great for the curved hulls. I applied a bead to hull and trim and pushed it on and held it. It set in a couple minutes. I let it go. It stuck!
I have this chair. I discovered two things. 1,) It's comfortable. 2.) it disassembles with 10 bolts and can fit through the hatches when disassembled. It was brown springy wood. I painted it. Now it's white springy wood. It should handle the weather better. I'll drag it out when I'm in port, or when I drink too much port. OK, so it's another dumb idea, but it's my dumb idea.
I also painted these things green. Why do I tell you what color? You know. For extra cockpit supports (see bad videos).
Boats require a Hull Identification Number. Mine didn't have one. I had to request one through the Coast Guard. This set back my registration process back two months. They created one form me.
The Coast Guard Regulation states "Each hull identification number must be carved, burned, stamped, embossed, molded, bonded, or otherwise permanently affixed to the boat so that alteration, removal, or replacement would be obvious. If the number is on a separate plate, the plate must be fastened in such a manner that its removal would normally cause some scarring of or damage to the surrounding hull area. A hull identification number must not be attached to parts of the boat that are removable."
Hell, on this boat, everything is removable. Oh well, I'll do my best. I made up some plates out of 3mm plywood. I bought wood burning stuff while I was on vacation. The hull numbers (HIN) all mean something. The 'US" means it was made in the U.S. It could have been TX, or any state's abbreviation, but I didn't want that. The "Z" means not built by anyone with common sense, a home builder. Normal manufacturers have their own three digit codes. The last 4 digits are the month and year of manufacture (Jan, "018).
I created 4 plates, I only needed two, but, maybe I should put one on each hull.
The Coast Guard says this on where to put the HIN:
"On boats without transoms or on boats on which it would be impractical to use the transom, to the starboard outboard side of the hull, aft, within one foot of the stern and within two inches of the top of the hull side, gunwale or hull/deck joint, whichever is lowest. • On catamarans and pontoon boats which have readily replaceable hulls, to the aft crossbeam within one foot of the starboard hull attachment"
Another conundrum.
The Coast Guard Regulation states "Each hull identification number must be carved, burned, stamped, embossed, molded, bonded, or otherwise permanently affixed to the boat so that alteration, removal, or replacement would be obvious. If the number is on a separate plate, the plate must be fastened in such a manner that its removal would normally cause some scarring of or damage to the surrounding hull area. A hull identification number must not be attached to parts of the boat that are removable."
Hell, on this boat, everything is removable. Oh well, I'll do my best. I made up some plates out of 3mm plywood. I bought wood burning stuff while I was on vacation. The hull numbers (HIN) all mean something. The 'US" means it was made in the U.S. It could have been TX, or any state's abbreviation, but I didn't want that. The "Z" means not built by anyone with common sense, a home builder. Normal manufacturers have their own three digit codes. The last 4 digits are the month and year of manufacture (Jan, "018).
I created 4 plates, I only needed two, but, maybe I should put one on each hull.
The Coast Guard says this on where to put the HIN:
"On boats without transoms or on boats on which it would be impractical to use the transom, to the starboard outboard side of the hull, aft, within one foot of the stern and within two inches of the top of the hull side, gunwale or hull/deck joint, whichever is lowest. • On catamarans and pontoon boats which have readily replaceable hulls, to the aft crossbeam within one foot of the starboard hull attachment"
Another conundrum.
The Music♪: Yemen Blues "It's All Love"
Hey, Valentines day!
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