Sam and his buddy came by and helped us get the leeboards back up. It was a lot easier than taking them down, and not just because we had two more people helping; this time we used the ropes that lift them normally to lift them into position. Also: they weren’t dirty and gross.
The VC17m bottom… Continue reading
This week wasn’t one of many accomplishments on the Centennial front. There were other, real-life things that took up time, and the one visit to Curtice didn’t accomplish much.
We did get our Ohio boat registration sticker. Even that seemed up in the air for a few minutes: The published requirements make a big deal about needing an HIN
Over the weekend we were able to get the shrouds, stays and halyards back onto the mast. The new leather on the shrouds looks great, and the halyards are cleaner. I’d post a pic, but I left my camera in Ann Arbor.
The bobstay chain came down (after much struggling with the shackles) and we were able to… Continue reading | 1 Comment
As some of you may already know, I’m a huge fan of the BBC show Top Gear. You may also know that I’m a fan of the site Jalopnik.com.
That all comes together in a video they linked that features Jeremy (‘Jizza’) Clarkson clips mixed into an electronica video.
If you’re into that kind of thing, I conveniently (for you) ripped an MP3 of… Continue reading
We were able to get the lettering done today. I really like the way it turned out.
We printed the letters out full size on paper, then stuck them up with a glue stick. Then I took a razor and cut along the letter edges.
After the paper was taken off (and the glue residue cleaned up)… Continue reading
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