No Excuse
- cape man
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Re: No Excuse
Me too
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Re: No Excuse
Finished the repair on the starboard side where the sturgeon smashed into the boat (or delivery truck). Bought some bright red Testor's Yacht paint at $512 per gallon. Fortunately I found a 0.5 ounce bottle at Joanne's Fabrics for $2.
The plan is to tell another big fat lie anytime someone asks.
The plan is to tell another big fat lie anytime someone asks.
The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before - Neil Gaiman
Re: No Excuse
Testors. Wow. That brings me back!
Nice work featuring the scar, I like it!
Nice work featuring the scar, I like it!
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Completed Paul Butler 14' Clark Fork Drifter
Completed Jacques Mertens FS14LS + 10%, Build Thread
Started Iain Oughtred Tammie Norrie
Completed Paul Butler 14' Clark Fork Drifter
Completed Jacques Mertens FS14LS + 10%, Build Thread
Started Iain Oughtred Tammie Norrie
- cape man
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They say smells invoke the strongest memories. I was 7 years old painting a model B 52 as soon as I popped the lid!
The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before - Neil Gaiman
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Painting is easy the first time...not so much the second...
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Re: No Excuse
Missed a spot
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That was a lot of sanding in a short amount of time!
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The guys have been on it for weeks, but just a few hours at a time. They did most of it. I'm just going in for the details I know it will need before we start sealing her back up.
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Re: No Excuse
Hell yeah, looks great! I’m 100% positive the captain would be happy.
Richard
Completed boats...XF20 "Red Alert", Aripeka Angler's Strip Canoe, FS18 “Bare Bones”, GF12
Currently building...PY12 Kayak
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Completed boats...XF20 "Red Alert", Aripeka Angler's Strip Canoe, FS18 “Bare Bones”, GF12
Currently building...PY12 Kayak
Bare Bones build thread...If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. - Loren Eiseley
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Re: No Excuse
+1 He sure would!!!
Restored Mirror Dinghy, Bought OD18 built by CL, Westlawn School of Yacht Design courses. LT US Navy 1970-1978
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