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AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PHOTO OF OUR TRAILER, THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS NOT TO PLEASANT FOR BOAT BUILDING. THE BASEMENT IS WARM SO THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AT. THE BOAT WILL HAVE TO BE DRY FITTED AND THEN DISSASEMBLED IN THE SPRING TO GET IT OUT OF THE BASEMENT. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME GETTING TO THIS POINT. THE WOOD WAS ORDERED AND DELIVERED THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER. THE PROGRESS IS SLOW BUT ON TRACK AS OF THE END OF THIS YEAR. THE PLAN IS FOR A LAUNCH AROUND MID SUMMER 2001. I'LL POST UPDATED PHOTOS AS THE WORK GETS DONE.
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DECEMBER 2000.
26 INCHES OF SNOW
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PROGRESS AS OF
CHRISTMAS 2000
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JANUARY 20th, 2001
WOKE UP AROUND 4:30 AM AND COULDN'T SLEEP.
BY 1:30 PM THE BODY SAID THAT IS ENOUGH FOR NOW.
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JANUARY 6, 2001
GRANDPA WORKING ON THE BOAT. DECK IS INSTALLED TODAY.
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THIS IS WHERE IT ENDED THIS WEEKEND. A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AFTER WORK TO FINISH GETTING THE ROOF ON THE CABIN. STARTING TO LOOK MORE LIKE A BOAT NOW. I DECIDED TO GO WITH OKUOME MARINE PLYWOOD. SO FAR I AM GLAD I DID. IT IS EASY TO WORK WITH. BENDS GOOD FOR THE CURVES OF THE BOAT. THE EDGES SMOOTH EASY WITH A HAND PLANE.
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JANUARY 28, 2001
GOT A ROOF ON THE CABIN. TOOK A BIT MORE THAN EXPECTED, BUT IT'S ON. SOME TRIMMING TO DO YET. REALY STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A BOAT.
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THE BOAT HAS A NAME NOW. ASKED MY WIFE, VICKY, WHAT WE SHOULD CALL THE BOAT.I TOOK THE HINT WHEN SHE SUGGESTED SOMETHING REGAL.
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Febuary 4th, 2001
Tackled some jobs I had put off doing. Mainly the front hatch, mast box, front gussets, and the wheel. Had to finish faring up the edges to get the front gussets fitted. Glad I went with the good lumber. It planes easy with a hand plane. This made faring the sides go fast. Spent more time cutting 1/2" ply from scraps than it took to build the mast box. In order to attach the mast box I got to climb into the cabin through the hatch opening for the first time. Guess you half to do that to understand the feeling. The front gussets were fun with all the angles. Mine did not quite match the plans as far as the angles went. Got some of the wheel parts cut and sanded. Did have to spend more than an hour cleaning up everything because I ran out of pencils in the desk up stairs. The space alloted for the boat is getting smaller as the boat grows in size. Can only work on it from one side at a time now. Hope to start on the sides as these need to be on to do the seats. With the sides fared this shouldn't be to bad of a task. The tricky part will be cutting the plywood. Forgot to cut them out and have lost the floor space to lay them flat. All part of the challange of this project.
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MARCH 31, 2001
GOT THE WHEEL PUT TOGETHER. TODAY IS THE FIRST NICE DAY SINCE EARLY NOVEMBER. THE REAL CHALLENGE NOW IS MAKING ROOM IN THE GARAGE FOR THE BOAT.
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MARCH 18, 2001
FINISHED UP THE RUDDER. ROUTERED THE EDGES OF THE MAST AND GRAB RAILS. STARTED ON THE PORT SEAT TODAY. STILL SNOW ON THE GROUND BUT IN THE 40'S.
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FEBUARY 11, 2001
4 PORT HOLES AND TWO SIDE PANELS INSTALLED. ONLY HAD TO MAKE 8 TO GET 4 GOOD ONES.
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MARCH 11, 2001
BEEN WORKING ON THE BOW SPIRIT AND MAST. THEY ARE BOTH RUFFED OUT AND FITTED. WARMING UP OUTSIDE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO START WORKING OUT THERE. USED THE PLANER OUT IN THE GARAGE AND ABOUT FROZE MY HANDS.
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FEBUARY 26, 20001
RAILS AND HATCH MADE TODAY. WOOD ON BACK OF BOAT IS FOR THE RUDDER AND RUDDER BOX.
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APRIL 29,2001
WARM WEATHER LOOKS LIKE IT IS HERE FINIALLY. WORKING ON OUTSIDE PROJECTS LIKE MAKING ROOM IN THE GARAGE SO THE BOAT CAN COME OUT OF THE BASEMENT. SHED TO BE BIULT 5/10 AND THAT WILL ALLOW ENOUGH ROOM TO START BUILDING AGAIN. DOES THE COST OF THE SHED GET PUT IN THE COST OF THE BOAT?
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APRIL 8, 2001
THE WHEEL AND RUDDER INSTALLED. ROPE AND PULLEYS NOT PUT IN. MAY WAIT TILL THE BOAT IS MOVED TO THE GARAGE. WARMED UP TO 80 THIS WEEKEND. GOT A GOOD START CLEANING OUT THE GARAGE. STILL NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE BOAT.
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JUNE 6, 2001
HIGH 40'S WITH A WIND CHILL OF 30 DEGREES THIS MORNING AND REAL HEAVY RAIN. THIS HAS BEEN THE COLDEST SPRING ON RECORD FOR OUR AREA. THE GARAGE CLEANING WENT GOOD TILL WE SOLD A TRAILER WE HAD STUFF STORED IN. BEEN MOVING THE STUFF TO THE BASEMENT. TOOK DOWN THE PLASTIC SHEETING THAT SURROUNDED THE BOAT. READY TO DISSASEMBLE AND MOVE TO THE GARAGE AS SOON AS THE WEATHER TURNS NICE.
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JUNE 23 THRU JULY 8, 2001
VACATION THAT WAS PLANNED LAST YEAR.
DID NOT GET TO WORK ON THE BOAT. SPENT A COUPLE OF DAYS WORKING ON THE AIRSTREAM TO GET IT READY TO GO. DID OUR TRIP WITH NO PROBLEMS TILL 2 MILES FROM HOME. STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE TRAILER. LUCK WAS WITH US. BACKED UP SLIGHTLY AND THEY BROKE LOOSE. WILL HAVE TO GET THEM FIXED BEFORE WE GO NEXT YEAR.
TIME NOW TO GO HOME AND WORK ON THE BOAT.
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JULY 15, 2001
WIFE ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED FOR OUR 18TH ANIVERSARY.
I TOLD HER WHAT I REALY WANT IS TO GET THE BOAT OUT OF THE BASEMENT.
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