We had a great week, despite the heat. David Finch delivered our day tank, and also put in welds on the cabin tops. Jack got started on the braces for the forward cabin top. And we are moving the last of the big sheets of steel up onto the boat. When we put up our 23 ft tall gantry … Read More
Labor Day Labor
David Finch delivered our day tank (fuel) and also put in time welding on the cabin tops. Many thanks! Getting my daily dose of iron. Jack and I tacking on more cabin top before the sun drove us away. Trying to work fast so I can move back into the shade. Jack testing a grappling … Read More
Cabin Tops – Part 3
17 Days till the end of summer! The heat index is over 100F (38C) this weekend, but the end is in sight. During the cooler mornings we are still making progress on the cabin tops, and it’s been great to retreat into the shop during the afternoons.
Outboard Postmortem
Pulled the heads, and it sure does not look good to me. Let me know what you think. This truck does indeed look like the truck in the ad. I have used it frequently for many months on an errand and never once do you think the driver of the truck feels like he is “stressed out”. The interior looks … Read More
Outboard Overheating, Seizing, and Dying
Not a bad run. Nineteen years of undoubtedly hard use as a marina rental. It gave us less than 15 minutes on the water, but she gave us a number of valuable lessons. When I was a kid I spent a lot of time swimming in lakes, while my dad fiddled with outboards. I really think that’s the part he … Read More
Foam Sculpture – Part 5 – Lost Foam
Leilani from Portland Oregon joined us and helped carve our second dragon. It’s a ton of work and time and it feels great to have both dragons progressing. It’s a lot of my time taken away from working on the structure of the boat, but I think construction like life must contain more than timelines and efficiency. What’s the point … Read More
Cabin Tops II
Had a great weekend dodging the heat. Work on the boat from 7 to 11 and the rest of the day got spent working on the Dragon.
Dragon Skin
The port dragon is coming along nicely despite a few setback. 🙂
ROV Stuff
You’ll never be accused of being lazy if you have an old WORKING boat. Fortunately Ed is a member of the Seeker crew and I think he could fix anything. And we did him no favors by not bringing any tools. Aaron is no slacker either. Together they found the trouble and almost got the thing to keep … Read More