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Now that the election is over back to what really matters!!
Posted: Nov 5th, '08, 07:19
by JP Dalik
Double Headers
Dead Fish
Happy Kids
And Pretty Boats
GO FISH!!!!
Posted: Nov 5th, '08, 07:31
by Tommy
Thanks for the positive lift JP............I needed it.
Your photos sum up the essence of why we enjoy our boats so much. Congrats on a succesful outing, and thanks for sharing the photos!
Posted: Nov 5th, '08, 08:00
by neil
those kids did a fine job cleaning that boat,thanks again for a fun day.
Posted: Nov 5th, '08, 09:11
by IRGuy
Great looking boat.. and great looking crew! You can never take away the memories those kids will have. I still recall doing several exciting things with adults when I was a kid.. 55 years ago! I make it a point to take a day off from whatever project I am doing to spend, (as he and I call it "Special time") with my 8 year old grand son. His attention span is about 15 seconds, but I realized how important these times are when his Mom, my daughter, told me he talks often about doing things with me in his "Show and tell" times at school.
A question about "Chimera".. the teak on the cabin bulkhead.. is it veneer, solid wood, or ??? I am facing refinishing mine, and am reluctant to put anything there that isn't solid wood.
Posted: Nov 5th, '08, 09:33
by randall
great post.......love watching kids catch fish....
Posted: Nov 5th, '08, 09:40
by JP Dalik
IR
Thanks
The bulkhead and overhang are veneer (I'm not sure of any other way to do it), the back and edges were all soaked in a dilute epoxy wash and then epoxied and clamped to the aft bulkhead and overhead. The teak veneer has 13 coats of varnish and we've been building about 3 coats a year. Believe it or not its still gonna take another 6-8 coats to get all the grain out of it.
All the trim work is solid around the windows, doors and edges.
Its been holding up very well, however I wouldn't advise trying it unless you really have the patience to maintain it.
The palm beach cover helps a great deal as well.
Its alot of work, but the look and feel is truly classic.
Posted: Nov 5th, '08, 09:44
by titta
well nice looking boat!!
Good!!
Ciao
Posted: Nov 5th, '08, 20:28
by bob lico
nice warm post and beautiful boat to cheer us up after the terrible election news.
Posted: Nov 5th, '08, 21:36
by Harry Babb
That's great JP
When my daughter and son were preteen and teen agers we fished together quiet often.
We have a lot of pics and reminisce a lot. I laid out from work one day and Chris cut school for this grouper
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