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by **slowpoke** » Thu May 30, 2013 2:12 am

no pictures, but i'll borrow a camera for the flip!

by **jray** » Thu May 30, 2013 2:17 am

by **Tim Ford** » Fri May 31, 2013 7:44 pm

getting whiter:

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by **Chad** » Fri May 31, 2013 10:53 pm

for some reason, perhaps the exagerated perspective, it somehow seems appropriate to safety flag that proboscis. Maybe one of these?

boat's looking good, otherwise!

by **Tim Ford** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:32 pm

Chad, I hope you guys came through last night's storms OK, looked like NE Missouri got some of the rough stuff!

by **Chad** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:25 am

No problems, just ready for this 3-week constant rain streak to end.

by **Kevin** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:45 pm

It's been a wacky ride for most of us so far this year. Lots of rain here. And perfect weather only on days when I couldn't even work on the boat. It's managed to stop raining here in Chicago. But the temps dropped into the high 40's. So no priming/painting on Sunday for me. Managed to get my HIN glued on and fashioned a lock for the hatch on Saturday. With some luck, pipeDream will be at Montrose Harbor by next weekend.

by **slowpoke** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:03 am

Sorry I've been away, I am now suffering from computer withdrawal. Just to let you all know where I'm at I'm still fairing the bottom!

by **jray** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:50 am

Keep going Rocky, the boat just seems bigger when your fairing. It gets smaller again when your sailing it.

by **Tim Ford** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:15 pm

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KiwiGrip? ON! (er...until I ran out of paint)

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BTW, cant recommend this stuff highly enough! (espec after all that 2-part epoxy stuff)

by **Chad** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:26 pm

Looking good!

Now screw down some hardware and get it wet!

by **slowpoke** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:13 am

Looks really good Tim!

by **ryderp** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:00 pm

Looks great. I agree with Chad - get some hardware on there and go for an early sail, even if everything's not done. You'll be changing things on the boat for quite a while anyway.

Phil

by **M&S** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:14 pm

What happened to the inverted yogurt cup in the end of the sprit??? Isn't that in the ammended part duex of the unwritten unspoken and not thought of rules addenda???

The boat looks great otherwise.

tim

by **Tim Ford** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:59 pm

Cup is still there, I just went to another brand that tastes great and is less filling.
Reminds me that SOMEWHERE in the back I am going to need some cup holders....

by **Mist** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:30 pm

Hey Folks, Sorry that I've been out of touch. I've experienced a pretty major hurdle with my health (tumor in my abdomen) this past spring. I've completed treatment and I'm almost recovered now. My future looks great! For you competitors, the bad news is that I've lost 40 pounds and the good news is that I've gained back 7. I'm back to work on Mist and hope to smear fairing compound on the hull bottom this weekend. Hopefully, I'll make regular progress on it for the foreseeable future. -Tim K.

by **noemar** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:59 am

Wishing you a speedy recovery
noemar

by **jray** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:39 am

Good to have you back Tim and very happy everything is going better. Enjoy getting back to work on the boat, can't say fairing was my favorite part but it felt great to be done with it.

by **Chad** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:15 pm

Glad for the news! And you strategically skipped "fairing in summertime", which is quite wise.

Good progress, to you and Mist.

by **Tim Ford** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:27 pm

In the immortal words of Old Lodge Skins, "to see you again causes my heart to sore like a hawk." [Little Big Man (1970)] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065988/

keep on getting better!!!

by **Railsailor** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:57 am

Now sourcing marine ply. $70 per sheet but well worth the investment. Took some major sucking up to convince the wife that her car will be happier outside during the winter.. hope it lasts..Will build frames, keel, and rudder while the snow flies with a view to hull assembly etc. in the spring. Hopefully slime it late summer 2014. I'll likely throw a hobie rig on it until I find a carbon pole and accessories to purchase. Have already started the beer count though...Cheers!

Pete

Railsailor hull 513

by **Mist** » Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:57 pm

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I'm sanding fairing compound!
This job is certain to help me recover from the surgery I had a few months ago. I am surprised at how much I use my my stomach muscles and how they hurt while sanding the fairing compound. I'll definitely be much stronger when I do get to the priming stage. BTY, just prior to smearing fairing compound on the both sides of the hull the boat's weight was 320 pounds.

by **Marino** » Fri Oct 04, 2013 12:22 am

getting there, all frames are in and starting at the stern of the boat.

by **Tim Ford** » Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:50 pm

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Phinally phinished with the KiwiGrip

by **Chad** » Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:14 pm

3 posts of of boat progress photos. I need to go out and build something so I can feel worthy to contribute something to this awesome thread!

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