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    Dreaming's good, not effected by weather, take it with you wherever, costs nothing, gives your mind room to move, the outcome is academic because what you end up choosing will be right at the time even if it isn't what you fancy now. The process is recreational in itself.

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    Very sage advice Rob.
    I'm trying to reconcile the "need" for a big stable cabin boat (I call a TS16 'big') with the
    "need" for speed, and the "need" for reasonable and comfortable choppy water shelter,
    and the "need" for shelter from the savage SA sun, and the "need" to fit it all on a 6x4
    box trailer.

    I've got as far as "my brain hurts". Suggestions welcome.


    On an vaguely related note, we did go down to the Lake on Sunday. Have dived into
    the realm of on-line picture albums for the first time & posted a few up to
    http://picasaweb.google.com.au/aaar1...rina2ndAug2009#

    Hard to describe the scale of the Big Dry. Imagine Port Phillip Bay with sandy/muddy
    beaches extending hundreds of metres out. Or Sydney Harbour with just a narrow
    shipping channel left. (Ignore the difference in depth of those two bodies of water, just
    the scale of the thing.)

    No immediate end in sight & gunna take more rain than you can poke a stick at to
    relieve. I have a mate on a farm south of Wagga. There's a spring on his property
    which didn't dry up even in the 7 year Federation Drought. It stopped flowing this
    summer. And we've another el Nino event beginning. etc.

    Extra criteria for dream boat.... must have wheels.

    Didn't get to Goolwa to buy paint for the kayak. Had a great day anyway.
    cheers
    AJ

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    Thanks for access to the pics, I haven't been there for over a decade. Pretty depressing to think about, but more of us need to.

    With regard to the aching brain, your condition is of course the old:
    'Want-self-righting-8-berth-floating-home-small-enough-to-fit-in-the-car-boot-that-costs-what's-left-at-the-end-of-the-month-and-not-a-penny-more-and-goes-incredibly-fast-on-command-oh-and-it-must-be-drop-dead-gorgeous-to-look-at' syndrome. I recommend you have a cup of tea and a good lie down. That way you'll get almost as close to your objective as you would if you did everything possible, or nothing whatsoever.

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    Believe it or not, the boat being semi-wrapped in a decrepit old polytarp
    is a symptom of progress. Coat #3 of varnish went onto the inside & coaming
    this morning. But at night, when it is often still & cold, there is an enormous
    amount of condensation underneath the polycarb roofing. All this condensate
    makes a bee-line for the boat. So At night, I have to flip it & cover it.

    Reckon I've got one, or perhaps 2 coats left in the tin. Can live with 4 coats
    inside, but the coaming needs many more than that to resist our UV. These
    boats live upside down on a rack in the back yard, not indoors.

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    If I was a kid again, I'd be under there playing ships or aeroplanes, or pirates....

    Outdoor boat building sure has its challenges. It's so ironic that we've had so much trouble with moisture during one of the worst dry spells in history. What doesn't kill us makes us strong

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    Quote Originally Posted by rob540 View Post
    It's so ironic that we've had so much trouble with moisture during one of the worst dry spells in history. What doesn't kill us makes us strong

    Funny thing is that despite the empty water storages, as far as I can ascertain, the
    coastal parts of our capital cities have had near-average rainfall these last few years.
    It's the catchments which have missed out. Most of the capital city people I know
    running their houses on rain water have been saying "What water shortage?"
    Last year was an exception for Adelaide.

    Anyway, inside the kayak has had its last (4th) coat of varnish. The remainder in the
    tin should build the coaming up to 8 or 9 or 10. Then sand & paint the outside.
    Hoping now for a 2009 launch...

    cheers
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    Friday was our first 'nice' day for two weeks (when I haven't been at work or
    sleeping off night-shift). So spent it sanding the outside getting ready for when
    Capt Sturt get my paint in.

    Only one trouble with 2 oz glass & rolled pox. Even with 180g paper on the ROS,
    you can sand right through it in a puffteenth of a second. Certainly, you can
    do so in the second or two between exhaling through the dust mask fogging the
    glasses, and the gentle breeze de-fogging them again. Vision... no vision...
    vision... no vision... etc, etc.

    Will have to do some touching-up termorrer.
    Suspect my paint is still a week or two away, so no major dramas.

    No pics either. Sanding.... ho hum....

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    Capt. Sturt at Goolwa have rung to advise my paint is in.
    Ripperbewdybonza
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    Got to figure out how/when to get down there to collect it...

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    4 day window of time off & reasonable weather, if a bit windy...

    First coat of bottom paint on today.

    But before I could do that, I had to make the stands narrower so that I could roll
    paint along the 4th chine. While I was at it, I made them self-adjusting for slope.
    Been meaning to do that for a while.
    But before I could do that I had to charge the drill battery.
    But before I could do that I had to find the charger.
    To do that, I had to do a clean-up of the bench top, which included packing tools away.
    Before I could put the tools away, I had to treat the rust on them from condensation.
    (still quite a few to rehabilitate)
    etc
    etc


    Anyway... Paint fairly rockets on with the roller.
    More even coverage than I ever achieved with a brush, at about 1/2 the volume.
    So thin & even that I can see the outlines of a couple of drips which started to go off
    before I rolled them in. Wasn't able to get any of those micro rollers. Not willing
    to make a special trip 10km to a rabbit warren. Got a high-density foam one for my
    'proper' roller instead. Still got a little bit of orange peeling, even tipping with a brush.
    Possibly due to the roller still being a bit coarser foam than a micro roller? Even so,
    it's still a better finish than I have achieved with a brush alone.

    Will have to find a pouring spout for 1L tins though. Have some 4L spouts & they
    save such a mess getting paint from tin into roller tray. Which, when I think hard
    about it, is the only real reason I went off using a roller years ago.

    Oh, and I double-bagged the roller & put it in the freezer. Is that the right action for
    enamel to maximise roller use? Or am I confusing it with acrylic?

    cheers
    AJ

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    There's something wrong with your camera, the boat's come out a funny blue

    Looking good mate

    Now, with the roller, you're putting on less paint and getting an even finish but, is the paint an area where a good, thick layer is better? If so, are you better off laying lots of thin coats with your roller?

    Richard
    not wanting to give up his slap and daub painting habits

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    I reckon 3 coats for better build.
    On the bottom.
    Might skimp & just do 2 coats on the deck.

    Have I done the right thing with the roller & the freezer.
    And should I tell the missus ?

    cheers
    AJ

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    Quote Originally Posted by b.o.a.t. View Post
    Have I done the right thing with the roller & the freezer.
    And should I tell the missus ?

    cheers
    AJ
    I refuse to give advice in this case as it may get me embroiled in a domestic disturbance.

    AJ tell me you didn't really put a roller full of solvents in the freezer if so DO NOT TELL THE MISSES, go and remove it now.
    Nah forget that she'll ask what the funny smell is in the freezer anyway so whadya gunna say. I suggest start thinking up an alibi now just in case she moves the frozen peas hiding the said roller.

    Nah forget it I'd just start running.

    Mmmm.......paint finish looks good though.

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    Got away with it.

    Double-bagged in zip-loc bags, hidden at the very back at the bottom.
    No give-away smells. Handle was a bit cold for a while...

    Foul abysmal painting day. No dust, but mid-twenties, both for temperature & wind speed.
    Couldn't maintain a wet edge, Couldn't tip it off as fast as it was going off. Distinct orange-peel finish.
    <shrug> Will treat this as a build-coat. Sand it smoothe in a week or so when I can get back to it.
    This weekend just closed off, so not too much lost.
    cheers

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    Turns out mid-twenties was an optimistic under-estimate. Was well over 30C.
    Instructions - do not apply if below 10C or above 30C.
    On the positive side, after a week of drying, it sanded easily to a really good
    smoothe surface with 180G alox over a cork block.

    I've taken this week off to finish the job. Naturally the weather is filthy - wet, gales,
    falling trees, & etc. Moved things as far from the rain & splash zones around the
    verandah as I could & went ahead with painting anyway. Got a few splashes from
    the really heavy stuff yesterday, but no marks. Still not a mirror finish, but it's as
    good as I think I'm going to achieve, so I'm reasonably happy with it.

    Thrilled with the overall shape & sheer. Stood back & admired it tonight for so long
    the paint started to go off on the brush. One final coat on the deck, then fit foot-rests,
    hatches & carry straps. A week for the paint to toughen up, then launch probably
    second week of the school hols. Give or take a year.

    And best of all, my rainwater tanks are full again.

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    Congratulations AJ not even a cyclone will stop you now. It looks great after your magnificent showing of patience above and beyond the call of boat building.
    In future though, let your missus choose your time off, she can't do any worse than you in choice of weather...
    Rob

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