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It only took me a little over 5 years ...
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:36 am
by catch22
... but I finished it.
I posted a topic some time ago concerning my undertaking a restoration project (this boat)
Finally finshed it. I'll have a page up soon covering the whole project. But for those of you that don't remember (probably a majority, it really was a while ago) it's a lightning class sail boat. I found it rotting in a parking lot and began the slow tedious process of restoring her. A couple dozen "I can have it finished in a month"'s later, I screwed in the last bolt.
Better late then never.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:26 am
by roid
good work mate. looks like a grand boat
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:09 am
by Genghis
Aha, I remember your original post from five ago! It caught my attention because I enjoy sailing, and I have a friend who builds wooden boats.
Looks like you did a great job! Congratulations!
P.S. Sailboats own motorboats!
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:12 am
by woodchip
As a woodworker I for one can appreciate the effort you put into the boat. Good job...looks really first class.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:08 am
by Sergeant Thorne
Cool!
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:14 am
by Unix
Great color! I've always been partial to blue.
Nice job.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:38 am
by De Rigueur
gybe ho, dude.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:13 am
by JMEaT
Very nice work. Grats.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:42 am
by Will Robinson
Sweet! My father and his two brothers grew up racing that same boat, he loved it above all others and he'd sailed a lot of different boats in his life.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:33 am
by Richard Cranium
The boat looks great. I love boats. Now you just need to do something about the trailer so when you are pulling it down the road the entire ride looks hot hot hot.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:43 am
by Palzon
^^^ hehe
five years of working on it. he succeeds marvelously. and you tell him to restore the trailer!
jeez, you are aptly named
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:09 am
by catch22
Ha.
Ironically, he's right, the trailer is a big problem. I've already been pulled over once and fined for it.
Most likely, I'm just going to buy another one. It's in rather foul condition.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:21 pm
by Top Wop
Looks nice.
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:21 pm
by Buef
Yes, that boat deserves a better trailer. Perhaps that is the next project eh?
Looks very nice, Kudos!
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:05 pm
by Pun
Looks great! Can we see some better pictures?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:39 pm
by dissent
Sweet water ride, dude!
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:18 am
by Phoenix Red
That appears to be no small task. It must inspire deep satisfaction to complete your project so successfully.
Now hoist ye a jolly roger and round up the crew. There's pirating to be done.
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:44 pm
by catch22
Sorry for the quality of the picture, I'll get something a little more decent up.
But to give you an idea of what I started with...
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 4:35 pm
by Canuck
Beautiful restoration, I really like that deep blue and it looks like Teak trim? Great job.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:21 pm
by Muffalicious
Thats awsome, you did a kick ass job!
I know who to talk to if I need a boat make over.
