Friday 2/12/10

Well I was wrong about getting back to "it", today was cold, the ground was soaked, and my tarps are still covered with water. I went into town to take care of some personal business and tomorrow I will be helping my brother-in-law at his parents house; Sunday is the new "Open Mic Night" at the Olmos Bharmacy so everything is up in the air until Monday.

Wednesday 2/10/10 &
Thursday 2/11/10

My follower wanted to know what I did for the last two days. My answer is... "nothing", we had sleet all day yesterday and rain all day today. I spent time looking for lights and hardware for "The Beast", I am probably going to go with 12 volt system with solar charger. No rain is predicted for tomorrow so I should be back at "IT". Heaviest snow in Dallas for 35 years (must be Global Warming).

Tuesday 2/9/10

The sun is shinning again but it is a little chilly here(43 degrees F) that's chilly in south Texas. I pulled the tarps back enough to sand more paint and fairing compound. The port side is now ready for a close examination to decide how much work needs to be done in order to make the hull water tight. Fairing compound was used heavily and the hull still was not fair at all, portions of the fiberglass cloth were not wet-out properly, and small impact damage areas need attention. I'm not sure if the proper fairing compound was used because it is cracking and falling off of the hull. It is either applied too thick (up to 3/16") or it is too brittle to bind with the fiberglass or epoxy.

Open mic night at The Bharmacy has been changed to Sunday night...see you there.

Monday 2/8/10

A cold front came through today so I did my best to stay warm. Here are some pictures from Houston (I'm the shadow seen in 3rd pic)