I like Hammocks.

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More scotch and another early start.

I staggered out at the crack of ten. Not sure where Dawn went.

Er....

I think the slot in the end is supposed to be upright.

In fact, maybe I should have taped it.

Still, I found this thing and used it to get the angle of the nose.

A careful go with this thing later....

They fit.

Glue...

Do you get the impression that Im not that good at not crashing?

Thats a really solid nose.

 

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Now for some careful sanding of all the joints.

I have heard of sand paper - honest!

Its wetted with resin, now Im microfibreing the joints.

Stretching the tape along the bottom joints..

Cutting it a bit too long, as I can trim it later, but adding more isnt so simple.

Wetting the tape out

This is what the tape looks like when its resting on the wet microfibres..

It goes clear as you wet it. Mustnt add too much. Not sure why, but thats bad.

 

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The ends are fun.

You lay the tape on...

Wet it to the corner...

Catch it by the edges and pull down...

The tape distorts tot he shape of the corner..

Jus like that!

 

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As I had been up for two whole hours.. I decided to go to the Greasy Spoon for breakfast...

Too late. No breakfast..Only dinner.

So....

Three dinners later...

 

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The bottoms set, so I rolled it over - carefully and started on the rails.

Im glueing and screwing them on.

Must remember to wipe off the excess before it clogs up the plane.

hmm... Wondered what happened to that.

Other side..

It would probably be easier if I didnt have as much stomach as a tellytubby.

Still... This thing might make a good excersise bike.

 

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Just cut myself on a screw I left stuck out the side then taped over...

Found this thing. Think its called a plug cutter.

Used it to cut a disk out from over the screws..

Prising out the disks.

The kids decided to help me by sharpening my knife for me as I showed them how.

Think I need to grind the thing flat again.

 

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Gave it a coat of varnish and called it a day.

Took me two days to build it - in between eating.

Happy with that.

 

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Spent some time thinking about it as it rained sloid for the next 5 days...

Decided that as the polystyrene is sort of coming apart in the kids boats, I wanted tanks as Bilmo suggested.

This isnt fixed in yet, but probably soon will be.

If I dont actually like them, I will just cut them back out.


I need a backrest or my stomach will lever me flat in the bottom of the boat.

Got my kid to be my dummy so I could work out what I needed.

With feet jammed against the back of the front tank, and back against a back rest...

More power to the paddle.

Cut some more ply to make a propper back.

Im holding it in with clamps until I work out exactly what I want.

Had to trim some off it to be able to move it back like this...

Happy with that. Simple.

Im not bothering with a seat bottom as I want my bulk as low as possible to help stabilise it.

 

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Bed time.

Gnite.

 

[eel28]

... Still... This thing might make a good excersise bike.

As in something to air your washing on??

 

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Sorry Lee. Didnt get that.

Excersise bike as in something that might make me a bit thinner.

 

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Decided I want the tanks in strong, as I stack several canoes together on Little Ideas trailer and I dont want it to crush.

I should be able to screw through the side into these battons to strengthen it if I need to later.

The ply I had wasnt quite wide enough so Im going to fill these bits.

Er....

whittling ti so it fits..

lol my kid just shouted at me. Seems i shouldnt hammer bits of wood in using a screwdriver upside down as a drift and a hacksaw as a hammer.

Taping it in..

 

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Wetting it with resin..

The wife arrived. She decided she wanted to try it.

...which gave me an Idea!

Threw it in with my little one in it to see if it would sink.

It floats!

Not sure about the pool noodles though!

So I got Biggest in the front and got Little Idea to do the paddling from the back.

The wifes boyfriend arrived with a new hat that hes sure will help him catch a fish.

...so I dared the wife to go out wiht Little Idea being her inboard motor.

Having had it thoroughly tested..

I had a go.

I hate pigging canoes. Hate this one too as it rocked alarmingly and frightened me.

After 30 yards, I got out.

But it had given me some Ideas....

 

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I would need to find my hat.

 

[Tilia]

nice kanoe, bbut i thoughtt it was about hammocks......

 

[Robbi]

iittss mmoovveedd oonn ffrroomm tthhaatt aa bbiitt, nnaattuurraall pprrooggrreessssiioonn

 

[Tilia]

yhea i know how that works

 

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Hi Tilia

Im sorry.

There was a limit to the number of photos I could post in a week of me sleeping around.

People were sort of nagging for more stories from me, so I started covering boats and hobo stoves too.

However....

You can rest assured that this current saga will end up with hammocks being involved....and hobo stoves...and a new hat.....and a dog called Stupid.

I wonder if I could ask for this thread to be renamed "I like hammocks and hobo stoves and Im sort of terrified of water"

 

[eel28]

Sorry Lee. Didnt get that.

Excersise bike as in something that might make me a bit thinner.

Sorry assumed that everyones excersise bike ended up in a corner covered in airing clothes - or was it just mine??

 

[Tilia]

Hi Tilia

Im sorry.

There was a limit to the number of photos I could post in a week of me sleeping around.

People were sort of nagging for more stories from me, so I started covering boats and hobo stoves too.

However....

You can rest assured that this current saga will end up with hammocks being involved....and hobo stoves...and a new hat.....and a dog called Stupid.

I wonder if I could ask for this thread to be renamed "I like hammocks and hobo stoves and Im sort of terrified of water"

just call it i like hammock and other stuf