The cold temperature impeded this weekend’s productivity but we did get the transmission on the engine, one step forward. First chore, clear some snow. We are definitely into winter mode, cold and snow adds to the work load. Damper plate on. Are you sure it the right way back? Up…
The engine is finally in the boat. It has not reached its final destination yet but its up and in the boat. In itself this was a pretty straight forward operation: pick up the engine, raise it over the boat and down in the hole.The bigger challenge has been to…
We are officially one foot into the next phase of the boatbuilding project: the wood work.Wood will be used for the interior and for some trim work and rigging attachment on deck.Mark had been exploring different options: purchasing wood as we need, buy a lot of wood, would we want…
Yesterday we did not touch a paint brush… no painting, no blasting…. not even a thought of it. Yeah… really! Yesterday we got to stand back, look at her and say “We made it”, the hull is finally all painted (well… almost, there is always an almost, but for the…
Today turned out to be an amazing day! A huge thanks to all that came to help us. We got the mast home and you definitely made this move easy. More so, feeling we have friends who will get out of there way to give us a hand with this…
After this nice stretch of sunny weather, a couple days of rain are welcome for my body to take a break. That doesn’t mean the work on the boat stops. While Mark went varnish the mast and tackled a well needed clean up on the boat and shop, I work…
I was dreaming, it was a good dream but I can’t remember what about. I know I was enjoying my peaceful sleep when the loud voice pulled me out of this heavenly state.“F**k! Murielle! Did ou pull out the hardener and and antiskid out of the Defender box? Fu**! F***!”It’s…
Things are happening faster then I get to post. While we have been sandblasting and painting the hull we have also been spending the many rainy days working on the mast. For any one interested in the whole process check the “Builiding the mast and spars” page
Three consecutive days of sandblasting appears to be our limit… we are exhausted and sore, but happy. Three days of sandblasting means I have been in the suit for 15 hours and we can then double that time adding the clean up and painting. Mark is also taking on a…
Yep… I have a secret. I actually enjoy sandblasting. I know, “sandblasting” and “enjoy” do not belong in the same sentence, so let me explain. With the right equipment, sandblasting is really not that bad at all; I actually find it has something relaxing for the mind. It is one…