Re: The Boonies,WINDERMERE update
John,
No such thing as a slave driver when it comes to messing around
with boats!! However,there is such a thing as tempting the fates.I am
very fortunate to have a Pesky Crew who actually tolerates my
weekends away at the boatyard.Winter time is going to have to serve
as brownie-point time for next summer,especially as I will be all gun-
ho come spring and will burn up at least 4 full months worth of
weekends full time.
However,your suggestion is well appreciated and the bowroof
structure may well serve for rainy weekends until I get the sides up
and a roof on the boat!
For Mike;
re;photi
Yes,I have photi but not yet scanned.Being somewhat less then
proficiant with all things electronic this will take a bit of time to
get my act together.The only stuff visible for now is posted over on
the Bolger2 site in the files section.Not really much to look at as
it involves the very beginning of building.In a perfect world,I'll
get me a web site along with someone who knows how to run these
things!
And for Bruce of the wild west;
I'm not sure I should encourage you down the path of bullet
proof June Bugs,but then again,your mind works in weird and wonderful
ways and needs no help from me ;-)......but I should warn you that I
have already found a use for the cut-out section.To wit,it will serve
as part of the bottom supports once the bottom gets turned right-side
up.To get this done,she(the cut-out) will be cut in half and the
bottom profile aft of station 15 will be cut out on it.As to a winter
time visit to the fair city of Kingston,I'll have to ask my attorney!
Finally,Jeff,
I can only say that I envy your climate and boat yard location
not to mention your single minded dedication to a big project.Your
work is surely inspiring many others as they review your web
page.Continued success to you!!!
Wellll now.....,that is a sneaky way to handle every one so
far,especially while hiding in an un-occupied office at work far from
prying eyes.
Thanks to all for your good humour and support!!!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,torturing himself with illusions of computer wizardry
from within the safe walls of the asylum,along the banks of the
breezy St.Lawrence..............
No such thing as a slave driver when it comes to messing around
with boats!! However,there is such a thing as tempting the fates.I am
very fortunate to have a Pesky Crew who actually tolerates my
weekends away at the boatyard.Winter time is going to have to serve
as brownie-point time for next summer,especially as I will be all gun-
ho come spring and will burn up at least 4 full months worth of
weekends full time.
However,your suggestion is well appreciated and the bowroof
structure may well serve for rainy weekends until I get the sides up
and a roof on the boat!
For Mike;
re;photi
Yes,I have photi but not yet scanned.Being somewhat less then
proficiant with all things electronic this will take a bit of time to
get my act together.The only stuff visible for now is posted over on
the Bolger2 site in the files section.Not really much to look at as
it involves the very beginning of building.In a perfect world,I'll
get me a web site along with someone who knows how to run these
things!
And for Bruce of the wild west;
I'm not sure I should encourage you down the path of bullet
proof June Bugs,but then again,your mind works in weird and wonderful
ways and needs no help from me ;-)......but I should warn you that I
have already found a use for the cut-out section.To wit,it will serve
as part of the bottom supports once the bottom gets turned right-side
up.To get this done,she(the cut-out) will be cut in half and the
bottom profile aft of station 15 will be cut out on it.As to a winter
time visit to the fair city of Kingston,I'll have to ask my attorney!
Finally,Jeff,
I can only say that I envy your climate and boat yard location
not to mention your single minded dedication to a big project.Your
work is surely inspiring many others as they review your web
page.Continued success to you!!!
Wellll now.....,that is a sneaky way to handle every one so
far,especially while hiding in an un-occupied office at work far from
prying eyes.
Thanks to all for your good humour and support!!!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,torturing himself with illusions of computer wizardry
from within the safe walls of the asylum,along the banks of the
breezy St.Lawrence..............
--- In bolger@y..., "John Cupp" <caj@k...> wrote:
> I don't wish to sound like a slave driver but there is an
> inexpensive alternative to covering your boat building and
extending
> the time to make more progress before winter.
>
>http://www.by-the-sea.com/stimsonmarine/bowroof.html
>
> John
Hi Peter -
any photi yet?
Mike
any photi yet?
Mike
--- In bolger@y..., "Peter Lenihan" <ellengaest@b...> wrote:
> Hello Bolgerados,
> For the first time in 10 straight weekends of work on
> WINDERMERE,I have been forced to cease operations due to
> rain.Considering that I have no overhead shelter,this is not too
I don't wish to sound like a slave driver but there is an
inexpensive alternative to covering your boat building and extending
the time to make more progress before winter.
http://www.by-the-sea.com/stimsonmarine/bowroof.html
The very simple structure could actually help you build longer. I
got the plans and have been waiting to extend my building shed where
I am now but I can barely lift my arms let alone lumber and tools
yet. I have gone over these plans and they provide the simplest, the
most sturdy and cheapest building shed you can make.
John
inexpensive alternative to covering your boat building and extending
the time to make more progress before winter.
http://www.by-the-sea.com/stimsonmarine/bowroof.html
The very simple structure could actually help you build longer. I
got the plans and have been waiting to extend my building shed where
I am now but I can barely lift my arms let alone lumber and tools
yet. I have gone over these plans and they provide the simplest, the
most sturdy and cheapest building shed you can make.
John
--- In bolger@y..., "Peter Lenihan" <ellengaest@b...> wrote:
> Hello Bolgerados,
> For the first time in 10 straight weekends of work on
> WINDERMERE,I have been forced to cease operations due to
> rain.Considering that I have no overhead shelter,this is not too
bad
> a thing and it is a break that the Pesky Crew appreciates!
> Lately,too,I have begun to feel the cool changes coming on
the
> morning air which can only spell the approach of all backyard
> builders nemesis;fridgid winter.
> So,I'll offer up a brief up-date on things as they now
> stand.The entire bottom for WINDERMERE is now glassed.There is but
> the two forward"fillet" pieces to install before turning the bottom
> right-side up.The slot for the centerboard has also been cut and
> sealed along with the installing of the web frames found inside the
> boxkeel which, a)define/support the boxkeel and b)serve as the
lower
> brackets for postioning the various bulkheads found in the forward
> section of the boat.Depending on how the weather holds out,I may
have
> time to install the fillet pieces and give the bottom a coat of
> primer before the snow flyes.However,I am beginning to sense that
> nature will not go easy on me therefore this work will most likely
> get done next spring when things warm up enough.
> By the end of yesterdays work session,or should I call
> it"playtime"(?),the four principal bulkheads were released from the
> framing table,where they had been laying since being Payson taped
> together earlier,and their various openings were cut out.Upon
> completing the first bulkhead,I stood it up against the strongback
so
> as to gain access to the next underlaying panel.WOW! It was/is
> huge!!! I'm really glad I cut out the openings for it took
everything
> I've got to manhandle each bulkhead around thereafter.
> Oh yes,I have pictures to post soon but gotta get them
scanned
> first.Will have stuff by next weekend and hope to get a web site
> going soon(may be a winter project ;-) ).
> That is about it for now.It has been a blast working on this
> boat so far.I hope all your projects bring as much joy as mine does
> for me!!!
> Now I am off to discover what goes on around my neighborhood
on
> a Sunday,something I haven't seen since the end of June!
> Sincerely,
> Peter Lenihan,restless in Montreal.........
Peter, I'm glad you've got so much done. Soon you'll be able to tuck
in your baby for a long winter's nap under a nice blanket of polytarp
and snow. Then you can voyage to the wild, wild west and enjoy a
sumptious repast overlooking Kingston's beautiful harbour and regale
us with long-winded (well, of course, not too long-winded) tales of
Windemere building on the shore of the the St. Lawrence.
What are the approximate dimensions of your cut-water cut out again?
I've go to start designing a bullet proof (well OK, torpedo proof)
June Bug, or will it be a January Bug?
Hope to see you and your councellor again soon.
Bruce Hector, pondering the relative benefits of roast Wildebeast
over Stuffed Cape Buffalo for Thanksgiving.
in your baby for a long winter's nap under a nice blanket of polytarp
and snow. Then you can voyage to the wild, wild west and enjoy a
sumptious repast overlooking Kingston's beautiful harbour and regale
us with long-winded (well, of course, not too long-winded) tales of
Windemere building on the shore of the the St. Lawrence.
What are the approximate dimensions of your cut-water cut out again?
I've go to start designing a bullet proof (well OK, torpedo proof)
June Bug, or will it be a January Bug?
Hope to see you and your councellor again soon.
Bruce Hector, pondering the relative benefits of roast Wildebeast
over Stuffed Cape Buffalo for Thanksgiving.
> Now I am off to discover what goes on around my neighborhood onBoy do I understand this one. When one if focused it's not hard to lose
> a Sunday,something I haven't seen since the end of June!
track of the surrounding.
Jeff
Hello Bolgerados,
For the first time in 10 straight weekends of work on
WINDERMERE,I have been forced to cease operations due to
rain.Considering that I have no overhead shelter,this is not too bad
a thing and it is a break that the Pesky Crew appreciates!
Lately,too,I have begun to feel the cool changes coming on the
morning air which can only spell the approach of all backyard
builders nemesis;fridgid winter.
So,I'll offer up a brief up-date on things as they now
stand.The entire bottom for WINDERMERE is now glassed.There is but
the two forward"fillet" pieces to install before turning the bottom
right-side up.The slot for the centerboard has also been cut and
sealed along with the installing of the web frames found inside the
boxkeel which, a)define/support the boxkeel and b)serve as the lower
brackets for postioning the various bulkheads found in the forward
section of the boat.Depending on how the weather holds out,I may have
time to install the fillet pieces and give the bottom a coat of
primer before the snow flyes.However,I am beginning to sense that
nature will not go easy on me therefore this work will most likely
get done next spring when things warm up enough.
By the end of yesterdays work session,or should I call
it"playtime"(?),the four principal bulkheads were released from the
framing table,where they had been laying since being Payson taped
together earlier,and their various openings were cut out.Upon
completing the first bulkhead,I stood it up against the strongback so
as to gain access to the next underlaying panel.WOW! It was/is
huge!!! I'm really glad I cut out the openings for it took everything
I've got to manhandle each bulkhead around thereafter.
Oh yes,I have pictures to post soon but gotta get them scanned
first.Will have stuff by next weekend and hope to get a web site
going soon(may be a winter project ;-) ).
That is about it for now.It has been a blast working on this
boat so far.I hope all your projects bring as much joy as mine does
for me!!!
Now I am off to discover what goes on around my neighborhood on
a Sunday,something I haven't seen since the end of June!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,restless in Montreal.........
For the first time in 10 straight weekends of work on
WINDERMERE,I have been forced to cease operations due to
rain.Considering that I have no overhead shelter,this is not too bad
a thing and it is a break that the Pesky Crew appreciates!
Lately,too,I have begun to feel the cool changes coming on the
morning air which can only spell the approach of all backyard
builders nemesis;fridgid winter.
So,I'll offer up a brief up-date on things as they now
stand.The entire bottom for WINDERMERE is now glassed.There is but
the two forward"fillet" pieces to install before turning the bottom
right-side up.The slot for the centerboard has also been cut and
sealed along with the installing of the web frames found inside the
boxkeel which, a)define/support the boxkeel and b)serve as the lower
brackets for postioning the various bulkheads found in the forward
section of the boat.Depending on how the weather holds out,I may have
time to install the fillet pieces and give the bottom a coat of
primer before the snow flyes.However,I am beginning to sense that
nature will not go easy on me therefore this work will most likely
get done next spring when things warm up enough.
By the end of yesterdays work session,or should I call
it"playtime"(?),the four principal bulkheads were released from the
framing table,where they had been laying since being Payson taped
together earlier,and their various openings were cut out.Upon
completing the first bulkhead,I stood it up against the strongback so
as to gain access to the next underlaying panel.WOW! It was/is
huge!!! I'm really glad I cut out the openings for it took everything
I've got to manhandle each bulkhead around thereafter.
Oh yes,I have pictures to post soon but gotta get them scanned
first.Will have stuff by next weekend and hope to get a web site
going soon(may be a winter project ;-) ).
That is about it for now.It has been a blast working on this
boat so far.I hope all your projects bring as much joy as mine does
for me!!!
Now I am off to discover what goes on around my neighborhood on
a Sunday,something I haven't seen since the end of June!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,restless in Montreal.........