Re: What on earth have I Done,..???....Update on Bondo's Ark...
Re: What on earth have I Done,..???....Update on Bondo's Ark...
kcole683 said:
Haven't heard an ARK update for quite some time. Do you still have it?
Looks like quite a project.
All Right,........
This will be the Last Up-date in the Engines,+ I/O forums as it's more of a general Boating Topic now,.... Maybe some of it will end up in the Restoration forum.....
I went to Clayton,+ finished the Repairs the evening of my last post on this thread,......
And the Friday that followed was the day these pictures were taken,.......
She Floats,....... Very Well,+ NO Leaks,..... The Only water I've seen in the bilges is a little bit of Rainwater leakage.......
That's the Great News........
Thou we haven't even considered Renting it,......
There's a list a Mile Long, of Friends wanting to come over,+ Spend the Night.............
The Ark is going to continue to have the name given to it by the P/Owner,.......
"Mom's Paycheck",+ the Dingy,... "Mom's Bonus Check"....
Thou I must admit,...... I Couldn't Resist altering the Dingy's name Slightly,..........
I used a slimmer font,+ Red letters to super impose "Support" over the "Bonus"......Considering that Deb's Ex is only paying $25.00 a Month for Two Teenagers,+ No Birthday or Christmas Presents,....... I figured it is Appropriate.......
I've added some of these pic.s to the photo collage linked to this thread,.....
This was Me in the rowboat(with the Tugboat Conversion Kit, designed by Me of course),......
The 200yd. trip was Uneventful,.... Slow,+ Easy was the Key,...... The Wind was blowing the Right way,+ the Current was only a Slight Problem..........
Another shot of Myself in the Tugboat,..... Wearing the "Greek Fisherman's Cap" that was On the Paycheck,.......
This is a shot of the Paycheck in her berth,.... Plan A,....There was a slight Issue with clearence between the Paycheck,+ the overhang of the House,...... It's since progressed to Plan B so far,..... I added 2 plastic 55gal. drums that set between the Paycheck,+ the Concrete....
Plan C is to put a Floating Dock between the Paycheck,+ the Concrete,...... Then I'll be able to moor the Sunkhaze Maineiac in between the 2,....... Now the Maineiac is tied to the River side of the Paycheck......
And This,..........
Is the Most Beautiful View that I had for coffee the morning after the 1st night on the Paycheck,..............
Ayuh,....... It was also the 1st night she was Floating in it's New Home.....
My Love, Debbie,+ the View of the River.............
