Well, some here already know about my primary activities over the past 6 months from when Hancock's B31 departed my piece of dirt.
Guess I'll go ahead and uncork the bottle for the rest of you...
I started building an 850 sq ft deck in front of the place in October, which led to designing and building a waterfall and pond to both accent and add a privacy feature in front of the deck.
So here's a preview of what probably won't be completed much before October of this year, and a link to the progression of the waterfall and pond aspect. I started the waterfall on December 1 of last year.
The total capacity of the pond and accociated infrastructure is around 1,500 gallons, (all recirculated by 2 pumps), and the waterfall probably contains over 3 tons of rock, almost all of which came from within a 5 mile radius of my place.
And I was proud of myself when I replaced the transom in my B20...
And damned well you should be!
Almost every rock, and with the exception of the fake floater rock, came from within a 5 mile radius of my place. A lot from within my own boundaries. The big 500# partially submerged rock in the center of the pond was installed this morning and came from within 150' of my front door.
Wow! Two things come to mind. First, the end justifies the means. That had to be an immense mental project not to mention the physical work. Second, quick, somebody give this guy a boat to do or he'll have the entire flatlands of Texas irrigated and set out in rice paddies by fall.
Patrick, as always, I am in awe of your visions and ability to make it happen.
Mikey
3/18/1963 - -31-327 factory hardtop express, the only one left.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
-Albert Einstein
Simply amazing! I wish had your ambition, energy, skill, knowledge, and talent -- or the money to buy all the above! Funny thought I had while I was looking at your glass layup was "how many production boats have glasswork of this quality?" Probably not too many!
BTW, my home address is......just in case you get bored again in a a few years, lmao!
As this is my first post, I hope we are not all expected to be so energetic? Very impressive job on the pond, and I hope you keep us updated with your progress.
Pirannah are illegal aliens in Texas, and gators grow up real fast, but I do have replicas of both a juvinile cayman and a small cotton mouth being shipped in.
Just a little something to add flavor without hungry mouths to feed...
Go with catfish...there was an article in the local paper today that the price of catfish has gone thru the roof....all the catfish farms here in the South cut way back when the Chinese began sending cheap catfish over here, now they have jacked up the price.....so stock some good ole blue channel cats, turn the whole place into a fish farm, apply for a govm't subsidy to not grow 'em, and you home free.......might help to change yo' name to D'Patrickious.
i build the same size pond 20 years ago but here in the north i went 31/2' feet deep to give the koi protection from racoon. over the years a dozen attemps by racoons have been met with there demise.
i used tunafish i don`t know if it is the best but it worked the biggest fear is one of those big herons . a egret wipe out my small pond only 18" deep years ago foutunatly only goldfish for grandchildren.
Holly cow. That is amazing. One question, I thought you lived on the North 40 and was so far from the nearest neighbor you wouldn't need a privacy fence.
Or are those giant Texas Hairs peeking in your windows?
thats nice of you to say but i got a real close look at "buddy boy". there's no way given 1000 years i could have put together that jewel. the combination of imagination, engineering, craftsmanship, and tenacity in everything you do
is simply mind boggling.
randall wrote:its not that he has too much time....he has too much energy for an old fart.
Randy hit it outa' da' park... Actually, I never have enough time.
Walter, the fake turtle sittin' on a fake rock is my float for the auto water level. He is kinda' cool & realistic from over 5' away, and only cost $12. Beats the hell out of big black float ball...
Never mind the energy, I would still be in the initial planning stage & would never have had the knowledge & imagination to pull off a major project this quickly.
I am in as much awe of all your work as I am in seeing Randall's creations.
Al
Luxury for some around there would be piped in electric instead of extension cords:)
His dad had me over to sever that extension cord after I mentioned what a fire hazard it was...
would never have had the knowledge & imagination to pull off a major project this quickly.
Started it on Dec 1 last year. First time ever to do something like this, but constant Internet searching and looking at images made it very do-able. Tons of info, tech crap, images & whatever out there...
The hardest thing has been the physcal labor; at a buck & a quarter drippng wet, I wasn't built to bully around big rocks... Thank the powers that be for tractors.
And all this has been worked in, with, and around multiple customer fiberglass orders.
Only if I can find a team of wet backs to do the heavy stuff.... Surprisingly, there are next to none around this part of the state, so I'm safe.
Everything, including the wrap around deck, second level, maybe new house paint will be finished, (I hope), for an October or November Tequilla Party...
Looks great Pat, we have a ton of stone masons up this way, most of the great ones are Portuguese, and one old timer told me he can just look at a stone and know exactly where it will go in the wall..dry fit no mortar those guys have hands like leather..takes some kind of vision to do a project like that..we all know you got that and then some..BH
1966 31 Bahia Mar #316-512....8 years later..Resolute is now a reality..Builder to Boater..285 hours on the clocks..enjoying every minute..how many days till spring?
