Rain and Weld

DougCabin Tops, Steel Boat

Aaron Buscavage flew in from Baker Florida and is doing an outstanding job knocking out the final welding on the cabin tops.   At this rate we will be welding the deck to the side of the hull by Sunday.   But we have to figure out where the port holes and freeing ports go first and cut the latter out. … Read More

Cabin Tops – Part 6

DougCabin Tops, Steel Boat

Two guest were in this weekend. YouTuber Greg Porter of Greg’s Garage came down from Kansas and Neil rode in on his BWM from Denham Springs Louisiana. Add Jack to the list and we had to run another extension cord from a separate breaker. If you thin rock and roll is loud. Try three grinders on a steel hull. My … Read More

Plans for Doors / Helm / Elevator / Aux Equipment

DougHatches, Helm, Steel Boat

The Boat the Internet build is alive and well and continues to grew. Over the past couple of weeks we have hosted an nuclear engineer, an architect, and a machinist. Each with a variety of other skills, interest and hobbies, and each with invaluable experiences and insight to share. Talk around the dinner table invariably ranges across the a diversity … Read More

Go on! Break a fingernail!

DougInspiration, Steel Boat

Go on! Get out there and beak a fingernail. I’ve been listening to “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins followed by “Undeniable” by Bill Nye, a thoughtful gift from Edward Joseph Wheeler​. And I got the there from “Excuses Begone” by the late Wayne Dyer and “Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme” by Richard Brodie. And … Read More

Hatches – Part 2 – Companionways

DougAluminum, Cabin Tops, Hatches, Steel Boat

I think this whole thing is coming together very well and a big part of that credit goes to ME! Yup ME! I am smart enough to know that I know very little and there are a lot of talented people out there that I invite in, and bounce ideas off of, and listen to their ideas and work beside … Read More