Re: Windermere photos...caption enhanced :-D
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Lenihan" <peterlenihan@h...>
wrote:
Had a chance to review the photos so kindly posted by Bruce
Hector and thought I might further explain what y'all is lookin'
at :-)
Beginning with the first photo and working our way down in
order:
"Windermere aft cabin"...this will eventually become the aft
stateroom but is presently serving as work-shop since I have chosen
to work my way aft in outfitting the interior.This saves a few
hundred steps up and down the sides of the boat by keeping the work
all inside.Just visible in the lower left hand corner is one of the
two centerboard box sides upon receiving its finally coat of epoxy
after the laying on of 2 10oz layers of glass.This will be followed
by a thorough sanding and 4 coats of high build epoxy barrier
coat/primer......I love sanding :-)
"In the bow well"... yours truly illustrating for Bruce how the
anchor crane is intended to work.Just forward of me is the dry
fitted breasthook which will serve as the upper berring for the
crane and just bellow it,the anchor storage well.The bow well is not
as deep as it appears in the photo as I am standing in the bottom of
the well prior to installing the sole.
"Looking forward from aft cabin"...this photo is a bit
deceiving in that it gives the impression of great headroom.However,
that is simply because I have yet to install the cabin sole which
will effectively raise things another foot or so. The little
thermometer clipped to the bulkhead is one of three.The other two
are located inside the boaw shed and one outside. I have been
religiously recording the three readings for postarities sake and
find that I can easily attain a 12 to 15 degree difference between
the outside temps and those within both the shed interior and inside
the cabin. The poly film layed over the cabin top further enhances
the "greenhouse" effect.
"Looking along the starboard side"....sure looks tall but a
good part is under water,no rub rail installed and no paint
scheme,thus the illusion.There is however enough space to stroll
around the boat :-)
"Bow fillet,port side".... This is a close up which shows a
layer of the MDO removed.This is for allowing the laying of
fiberglass tape along the chines,prior to fiberglassing the sides,
and will result in a smooth,seamless transistion....no ugly
fiberglass tape edges to fair :-).....also,each screw was removed
and its hole plugged with epoxy and one round toothpick.The
toothpick serving as a mini pile-driver to get the thickened epoxy
all the way down top the bottom of the screw hole.The toothpick is
left in place until the epoxy cures and is latter sanded off. Sure,I
have lots of time on my hands for this sort of craziness and wish to
avoid future grief with any type of "fastening sickness"....
"Bruce boarding ladder".....what can I say,my main corrupting
force and inspiration for maddness :-)
"Peter enjoying pm nosh"....yes I was and comfy too on my
little bit of log sitting right bellow where the kitchen counter
will go. But ya shouda seen what I could see from there as Big Bad
Bruce christianed/blessed/spilt a goodly glass of sacred Porto onto
the the floor of the galley...and the boat wasn't even rockin' !
That's it for my comments regarding Bruces pictures.Hope you
enjoyed looking at them and perhaps Bruce will post some more since
he sure took alot!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan, from along the sub-freezing shores of the dark
St.Lawrence.............
wrote:
>Bolgerados,
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hector" <bruce_hector@h...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Peter Lenihan has taken his Windemere 3D in a BIG way. Photos in
> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4photos/files/Windemere/
Had a chance to review the photos so kindly posted by Bruce
Hector and thought I might further explain what y'all is lookin'
at :-)
Beginning with the first photo and working our way down in
order:
"Windermere aft cabin"...this will eventually become the aft
stateroom but is presently serving as work-shop since I have chosen
to work my way aft in outfitting the interior.This saves a few
hundred steps up and down the sides of the boat by keeping the work
all inside.Just visible in the lower left hand corner is one of the
two centerboard box sides upon receiving its finally coat of epoxy
after the laying on of 2 10oz layers of glass.This will be followed
by a thorough sanding and 4 coats of high build epoxy barrier
coat/primer......I love sanding :-)
"In the bow well"... yours truly illustrating for Bruce how the
anchor crane is intended to work.Just forward of me is the dry
fitted breasthook which will serve as the upper berring for the
crane and just bellow it,the anchor storage well.The bow well is not
as deep as it appears in the photo as I am standing in the bottom of
the well prior to installing the sole.
"Looking forward from aft cabin"...this photo is a bit
deceiving in that it gives the impression of great headroom.However,
that is simply because I have yet to install the cabin sole which
will effectively raise things another foot or so. The little
thermometer clipped to the bulkhead is one of three.The other two
are located inside the boaw shed and one outside. I have been
religiously recording the three readings for postarities sake and
find that I can easily attain a 12 to 15 degree difference between
the outside temps and those within both the shed interior and inside
the cabin. The poly film layed over the cabin top further enhances
the "greenhouse" effect.
"Looking along the starboard side"....sure looks tall but a
good part is under water,no rub rail installed and no paint
scheme,thus the illusion.There is however enough space to stroll
around the boat :-)
"Bow fillet,port side".... This is a close up which shows a
layer of the MDO removed.This is for allowing the laying of
fiberglass tape along the chines,prior to fiberglassing the sides,
and will result in a smooth,seamless transistion....no ugly
fiberglass tape edges to fair :-).....also,each screw was removed
and its hole plugged with epoxy and one round toothpick.The
toothpick serving as a mini pile-driver to get the thickened epoxy
all the way down top the bottom of the screw hole.The toothpick is
left in place until the epoxy cures and is latter sanded off. Sure,I
have lots of time on my hands for this sort of craziness and wish to
avoid future grief with any type of "fastening sickness"....
"Bruce boarding ladder".....what can I say,my main corrupting
force and inspiration for maddness :-)
"Peter enjoying pm nosh"....yes I was and comfy too on my
little bit of log sitting right bellow where the kitchen counter
will go. But ya shouda seen what I could see from there as Big Bad
Bruce christianed/blessed/spilt a goodly glass of sacred Porto onto
the the floor of the galley...and the boat wasn't even rockin' !
That's it for my comments regarding Bruces pictures.Hope you
enjoyed looking at them and perhaps Bruce will post some more since
he sure took alot!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan, from along the sub-freezing shores of the dark
St.Lawrence.............
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hector" <bruce_hector@h...>
wrote:
chores,like sweeping up several pounds of dust, in preparation for
the arrival of Le Baron de Kingston,aka,le Mouton Noir, Big Bad
Bruce Hector when out of the symphony of clacking wind driven
shrouds came the sound of the RUSTCHECK limo cruching boatyard
gravel.
Upon entering my bowshed "shop",and exchanging the briefest of
pleasentries,we immediately got down to the serious business of
liberating some spirits.That is,what was to be the first of two
bottles of porto was released from its glass prison and glasses
filled prior to the outside inspection/tour with Bruce hot on my
heels.
Of course,Bruce feined surprise at the sight of the
bottle,claiming that he thought I "was only joking" when I e-mailed
him earlier in the week querying him whether or not he was,per
chance,allergic to Porto. With a swiftness born of desire and
practice,Big Bad Bruce was out and back from the Rustcheck Limo with
a couple of spicy Italian sauges and a chunk of aged cheddar. Like
we all carry this sort of stuff around in our cars,just in
case.....ha!....Bruce couldn't hide his early Boyscout training in
preparedness :-)
And so,in short order, we were quickly positioned on our
respective fanny perpendiculars, between the stateroom and salon
bulkheads,taking mighty swigs of delicious Porto and only making
passing swipes of the meat and cheese. Bruce entertained with quick
doodles drawn on bits of MDO(he claims he can draw quicker then he
can talk!) to illustrate some of his novel design
ideas/proposals/right-out-of-his-mind-schemes for future vessels.
This guy is going to be a real threat/hazard on the water if he ever
comes into a truckload of cash and decides to build :-D
After going through the various construction features
incorporated into the Windermere design,and in all likelihood boring
Bruce to tears,our collective consciousness suffered a jolt when the
last drop of Porto was poured. I swear it took no more then 5
seconds worth of heated discussion to decide on venturing out into
the cold wet wind for a second bottle. With legs of rubber and
hearts of gold,we descended the ladder from Windermere,boarded the
Rustcheck Limo and struck out for the liquor commission. Like two
big kids in a candy store, we lit upon the Porto section like flies
to shite.....Bruce even spied a 94% proof bottle of paint thinner
which he thought would make a good gift to take
home....hmmmmm...gotta wonder about that guy sometimes:-)
Thus,the two of us found ourselves yet again ensconed within
the warm wooden confines of Windermere,pouring warm Porto down our
throats like thirsty cast-aways. Don't recall whether we even
bothered to nibble at the remaining meat and cheese but do vaguely
recall giving Bruce a quicky demo of the not-yet-famous hallowing
method/technique for "perfect" laminated joints.That's right,say
good bye to glue failure and glue-starved joints forever! I think
Bruce photographed the entire sequence,especially after I heard him
remark that he had ONLY 250 shots left in his camera......
From this point on, my memory cells appear to have pulled up
their moorings for I can only recall vignettes like deciding to head
back onto the island of Montreal for supper at some cattle
farm,taking Bruce on a drive through tour of my place of employement
(the local asylum) and then experiencing some rather creative
interpretations of the Quebec highway code as Bruce helmed the
Rustcheck Limo into the downtown core. It was clear to me that this
was a man accustomed to handling a pontoon houseboat as he deftly
heaved us through some rather tight spots all the while considering
the action of the raindrops on the windshield the way some of us
study wave patterns.In one final act of courage,Bruce also
demonstrated for me the superior breaking action of the Limo as I
counted the little plastic ridges found on the brake light cover of
the car just in front of us......we came THAT close to highway
coitus.
In the end,Bruce was still of sound enough mind to take on the
great drive home to his royal abode despite his yearnings for some
peek-a-boo-a-la-francais-chromed-fire-poll diversions. We both
agreed to save those hijinks for next Spring .......
So that's my story and I'm stickin' to it! Hope it was not too
boring or too far off topic. I'll have to go see what Bruce has
posted in the photos and perhaps ad some comments.
Sincerely,
Peter,le Mouton Gris,Lenihan, surprised that he survived to tell the
tale,from along the banks of the wet-n-windy St.Lawrence...........
wrote:
>.....and so there I was,going about a few simple housekeeping
> Peter Lenihan has taken his Windemere 3D in a BIG way. Photos in
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4photos/files/Windemere/
chores,like sweeping up several pounds of dust, in preparation for
the arrival of Le Baron de Kingston,aka,le Mouton Noir, Big Bad
Bruce Hector when out of the symphony of clacking wind driven
shrouds came the sound of the RUSTCHECK limo cruching boatyard
gravel.
Upon entering my bowshed "shop",and exchanging the briefest of
pleasentries,we immediately got down to the serious business of
liberating some spirits.That is,what was to be the first of two
bottles of porto was released from its glass prison and glasses
filled prior to the outside inspection/tour with Bruce hot on my
heels.
Of course,Bruce feined surprise at the sight of the
bottle,claiming that he thought I "was only joking" when I e-mailed
him earlier in the week querying him whether or not he was,per
chance,allergic to Porto. With a swiftness born of desire and
practice,Big Bad Bruce was out and back from the Rustcheck Limo with
a couple of spicy Italian sauges and a chunk of aged cheddar. Like
we all carry this sort of stuff around in our cars,just in
case.....ha!....Bruce couldn't hide his early Boyscout training in
preparedness :-)
And so,in short order, we were quickly positioned on our
respective fanny perpendiculars, between the stateroom and salon
bulkheads,taking mighty swigs of delicious Porto and only making
passing swipes of the meat and cheese. Bruce entertained with quick
doodles drawn on bits of MDO(he claims he can draw quicker then he
can talk!) to illustrate some of his novel design
ideas/proposals/right-out-of-his-mind-schemes for future vessels.
This guy is going to be a real threat/hazard on the water if he ever
comes into a truckload of cash and decides to build :-D
After going through the various construction features
incorporated into the Windermere design,and in all likelihood boring
Bruce to tears,our collective consciousness suffered a jolt when the
last drop of Porto was poured. I swear it took no more then 5
seconds worth of heated discussion to decide on venturing out into
the cold wet wind for a second bottle. With legs of rubber and
hearts of gold,we descended the ladder from Windermere,boarded the
Rustcheck Limo and struck out for the liquor commission. Like two
big kids in a candy store, we lit upon the Porto section like flies
to shite.....Bruce even spied a 94% proof bottle of paint thinner
which he thought would make a good gift to take
home....hmmmmm...gotta wonder about that guy sometimes:-)
Thus,the two of us found ourselves yet again ensconed within
the warm wooden confines of Windermere,pouring warm Porto down our
throats like thirsty cast-aways. Don't recall whether we even
bothered to nibble at the remaining meat and cheese but do vaguely
recall giving Bruce a quicky demo of the not-yet-famous hallowing
method/technique for "perfect" laminated joints.That's right,say
good bye to glue failure and glue-starved joints forever! I think
Bruce photographed the entire sequence,especially after I heard him
remark that he had ONLY 250 shots left in his camera......
From this point on, my memory cells appear to have pulled up
their moorings for I can only recall vignettes like deciding to head
back onto the island of Montreal for supper at some cattle
farm,taking Bruce on a drive through tour of my place of employement
(the local asylum) and then experiencing some rather creative
interpretations of the Quebec highway code as Bruce helmed the
Rustcheck Limo into the downtown core. It was clear to me that this
was a man accustomed to handling a pontoon houseboat as he deftly
heaved us through some rather tight spots all the while considering
the action of the raindrops on the windshield the way some of us
study wave patterns.In one final act of courage,Bruce also
demonstrated for me the superior breaking action of the Limo as I
counted the little plastic ridges found on the brake light cover of
the car just in front of us......we came THAT close to highway
coitus.
In the end,Bruce was still of sound enough mind to take on the
great drive home to his royal abode despite his yearnings for some
peek-a-boo-a-la-francais-chromed-fire-poll diversions. We both
agreed to save those hijinks for next Spring .......
So that's my story and I'm stickin' to it! Hope it was not too
boring or too far off topic. I'll have to go see what Bruce has
posted in the photos and perhaps ad some comments.
Sincerely,
Peter,le Mouton Gris,Lenihan, surprised that he survived to tell the
tale,from along the banks of the wet-n-windy St.Lawrence...........
Thanks for the photo update. It's great to see the progress.
Congrats to Peter on his accomplishments so far, all with his usual high
quality of workmanship.
I have been reading his posts for about four years now. He has a very
distinctive style of writing and you form a picture in your mind of
someone after reading them for that long. He looks pretty much as I
pictured him. I think if somebody had pointed out a crowd of boating
enthusiasts, and said Peter Lenihan is in that crowd I would have been
able to pick him out.
HJ
Bruce Hector wrote:
quality of workmanship.
I have been reading his posts for about four years now. He has a very
distinctive style of writing and you form a picture in your mind of
someone after reading them for that long. He looks pretty much as I
pictured him. I think if somebody had pointed out a crowd of boating
enthusiasts, and said Peter Lenihan is in that crowd I would have been
able to pick him out.
HJ
Bruce Hector wrote:
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--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hector" <bruce_hector@h...>
wrote:
please post them. But I suppose it is very difficult to get a good
perspective in an enclosed area like that. Beautiful bottom - too bad
only the fishes get to admire it once it is launched.
At first I wondering who that old guy was with you;-)
Cheers, Nels
wrote:
>Wow - does that hull ever look huge! If you have any more photos
> Peter Lenihan has taken his Windemere 3D in a BIG way. Photos in
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4photos/files/Windemere/
> in the bolger4photos group.
>
> Bruce Hector
please post them. But I suppose it is very difficult to get a good
perspective in an enclosed area like that. Beautiful bottom - too bad
only the fishes get to admire it once it is launched.
At first I wondering who that old guy was with you;-)
Cheers, Nels
Peter Lenihan has taken his Windemere 3D in a BIG way. Photos in
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4photos/files/Windemere/
in the bolger4photos group.
Bruce Hector
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4photos/files/Windemere/
in the bolger4photos group.
Bruce Hector