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Time for a small celebration.....
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:12 pm
by Mac32
Ok, last night I finished the last of the fiberglass om my stringer replacement and tonight I got almost all of the bilge painted so I felt the urge to stand up on the roof tops and scream for my sucess.....
But no one would understand...... BUT WAIT!!!... My friends on trojanboats.net would understand!!!!
So here it goes..............I'M DONE,,,,FINISHED,,,, WAHOOOOOOO
Now its the deck re-core and new hatches.......
uuuh wait I guess I need a floor first...
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:54 am
by rick1954
Congratulation to ya Mac32 you have done a perfect job, I tip my hat to you. Do you want to come up and do mine this fall
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:34 am
by Stripermann2
Mac,
Your repairs look fantastic! Congratulations.
Hopefully you can get the rest of your work done before the season ends and enjoy some of your hard work.
BTW: Winter's over!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:44 am
by randyp
Nice job! Ya done good! An inspiration to all of us who have yet to tackle this job. Keep us posted on the deck core replacement.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:50 pm
by Mac32
Thanks!!! I knew I could count on you guys to understand the accomplishment.
I tried explaining it to the wife, and she just dint get the grandure of the moment,
may have something to do with the unfinished trim in our house for the last few years.......
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:16 pm
by Paul
Hmmm, unfinished trim in the house. That sounds familiar. Trim in the boat looks great though.
Just a thought before you put the floor in. Try to make sections of it easily removable so that you can clean the bilge once in a while. This will help keep the cabin smelling as clean as it looks.
Nice Job!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:37 pm
by Dreamer
I jest finished redoing the forward deck, I had rot from my anchor mounts being loose. I wish I would have taken more pictures to document the job. So keep those great pics coming. Great job on the stringers.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:16 pm
by prowlersfish
trim ,trim ? a house don't need no stinking trim . Now get back to work on the boat . It needs a floor . (beer break is ok )
Good Job !!!
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:10 am
by rick1954
Some-one say Beer
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:44 am
by Mac32
Beer......Ok why not.
Actually the stringer repair came to around $1700 in materials Including paint and floor materials.
But the beer bill was around $300 at least so the total cost was about $2000 for the whole job. Not a bad ratio
I guess
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:33 am
by rick1954
Lets see, on a good job the beer should be around 20% of the cost, you did it for around 17%, not bad I would say you don’t drink much
Congrats`
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:58 pm
by rossjo
Congrats - We'll all have a cold one - and add in the extra 3% beer cost for you!
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:51 pm
by jimini
You Captains are too funny!
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:50 pm
by yorklyn
Mac,
You made me cry!!! I just cut out my first stringer and made my template last night. I can really appreciate your accomplishment. Great Job!!!