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A restoration tale (with pics)
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Hey dnme,
I should have plenty of the "mahogany" for that job, I'll have a look some evening during the week and let you know whats there, I might even be able to cut it to sizes but we can discuss. Getting it up to you shouldnt be a problem, I know a company who do deliveries right up the west coast and the drivers are all local and sound.
That weather forecast blunder caught us all I think, while you were slaving away I was in Cork, and nearly cancelled a date over it, but we ended up going to Fota wildlife park for the afternoon and it was lovely with only two showers. Plenty of drinks later while drying out in the pub :-) and yes the date went brilliantly thanks
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Well done man, looks absolutely incredible. I knew you'd get it done, but if I'm honest not to that standard, they look truly professional, not someone who has learnt along the way over a few months.
I agree with pete in regards to your communicating skills, they are brilliant, you make the posts amazing. So much so I'm looking forward to reading about the 24th June 2006
really getting into that diary!
I also like the name and design fergal has 0 -
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Food Tip
To celebrate the keels, went to LIDL today and hit the bakery. Here's a tip for ya; go to the new bakery counter, grab a bag and pick up a few of these Apple Turnovers. They are beyond nice, especially when still warm, you can taste the butter, a hint of salt, all contrasting with the sweet apple filling oozing out. Pure pornography. Just about to tuck into another one. ke ke ke ke ke
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Gingersnaps wrote: »Colour scheme wise,...I really liked a recent photo of a similiar model that was orange and white.
From someone called GINGERsnaps:D:D:D 0 -
Fasntastic stuff there dnme, read the update with pleasure first thing this morning!
Just looking at your video there at around the 2:22 mark you point to another patch job - has that yet to be tackled or did it turn out to be alright? I've lost track with all this fibreglassing
PS. I read the diary in two sittings - was feckin wrecked in work yesterday cause I was awake till all hours reading! Sounded like some fantastic experience. I only wish I had the drive to do something like that myself, and the skill to document it so well! I must get a copy of Into The Wild, sounds like a good read. Have you ever seen a documentary called Grizzly Man by Werner Herzog?0 -
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Fasntastic stuff there dnme, read the update with pleasure first thing this morning!
Just looking at your video there at around the 2:22 mark you point to another patch job - has that yet to be tackled or did it turn out to be alright? I've lost track with all this fibreglassing
PS. I read the diary in two sittings - was feckin wrecked in work yesterday cause I was awake till all hours reading! Sounded like some fantastic experience. I only wish I had the drive to do something like that myself, and the skill to document it so well! I must get a copy of Into The Wild, sounds like a good read. Have you ever seen a documentary called Grizzly Man by Werner Herzog?
Scabby, you're dead right, there are two more old patch repairs on the bow starboard side, infact I just looked at them again tonight. I might just try and grind and glass them, but they are water proof as they stand so not too urgent. WRT Grizzly Man, is that the guy who went to live with the bears? I've seen it, thought he was a complete narcisist with invinciblity fantasies, he had a skewed understanding of the animal, his death was inevitable and totally self caused.0 -
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Day 40
Now this isn't much of a post to be honest. I just got one small job done today. The main reason being I was inundated with dam friends calling round and annoying me.:D The tossers are like buses, you dont see one for ages, then all of a sudden, four in one day. Jesus I've been eaten out of house and home, even the dog is looking worried after seeing the state of the fridge. Friends ???? Yeah friends how are ya!
One advantage to these cold callers though, is that you can put them to work, so for today, I had a cameraman and a fella to make tea. I wouldn't trust them with anything else. That was earlier today, then this evening our very own Slig and missis called round for a chat and they had the decency to bring a chocolate cake.
(many thanks Amy).
1. I didn't take this, after an afternoon with old collage mates manning the camera, what do you expect. Good man Tris:D
2. Drilling a hole, it's why men exist! Calipers was about 3 quid in Lidl.
3. Health and safety, hows my hair?
Shirt - Top Man, €12.50. Jeans - Miss Selfridge, €220. Gloves - Man about town, €22.78. Hair by Raphael
4. Making a ply backing board to screw the drain assembly into.
5. The lads have gone at this stage so I've no one to hold the piece in place, made up a quick baton to hold it while I screwed into it from the outside.
6. New drain plug fitted with sikaflex
7. The view from inside, I'll let this set up overnight and glass it in along with the new knee as soon as the weather permits. Forecast for the week is terrible though.
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tis only 3 meters long, approx 10 feet. So it will only cover half your boat. Perhaps you could use it to cover the sections your working on at the time.
Btw this thread is easily my favoured thread on boards. I eagerly anticipate every update The boat is looking amazing and the hard graft is done, now the fun really begins:) What you have done is a inspiration. All the blood sweet and tears will be worth it when your out on the water. You have put great time and effort into her, but she will pay it back over the years 10 times over She will always be special to you.
It must be a nice to think that you have saved a old boat from rotted away and been forgotten
If you every find yourself on Lough Derg give me a shout
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tis only 3 meters long, approx 10 feet. So it will only cover half your boat. Perhaps you could use it to cover the sections your working on at the time.
Btw this thread is easily my favoured thread on boards. I eagerly anticipate every update The boat is looking amazing and the hard graft is done, now the fun really begins:) What you have done is a inspiration. All the blood sweet and tears will be worth it when your out on the water. You have put great time and effort into her, but she will pay it back over the years 10 times over She will always be special to you.
It must be a nice to think that you have saved a old boat from rotted away and been forgotten
If you every find yourself on Lough Derg give me a shout
Hey shane, many thanks for a lovely post. What I'm thinking with the Lidl tent, is that I might cover the table where I work at the stern and a bit of the deck, it would be something, also I might be able to croc clip the tarp to it giving me even more cover.0
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