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9/12/17 !,,cancer

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Hello

It has been quit a time since my last posting. We did get more done on Rae's boat. Now to be christened "Peapod"  We are taking off for a short trip to Mexico. We are leaving wednesday morning and shall return maybe. Who knows. Anyway I hope to have more to report then.

Boats and Quilts

  The Boats are up in storage waiting spring. Work on them  held up do to weather. Rae's hobby is quilting.
 One thing that is similar about Boats and Quilts , They are both born from necessity. The first boats were built for transportation. The first quilts ,for warmth

HaPpY nEw YeaRs

Rain and Fog set the overture for this new year. Unable to quit make out what is coming this way through the haze. I do know for a fact is that I will enjoy hearing about your experiences and sharing mine. Boats, Gatherings, Trips,  Salute to all my Friends  

Giant--- They call them Giants

Just got home

This time we didn't take a boat.

   We hadn't realy figured on going to Yosemite.

 We camped at Big Trees .

Burnt

This  was us yesterday at the Russian River. Tammy is not much of a water dog She does like the boat

Rae didn't get as burnt as I did. I do believe a person can be too white. 

Another day

Just wanted to share a picture we took from the Adella -Mae yesterday

Grace Quan

Just a note about the picture in the blog title.
This is a picture I took at China Camp on SF bay . The boat is "Grace Quan " .
http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/shrimpjunk.htm

Again

Well.. Nothing to report. I did take old paint off A-M . I decided to repair a spot on the chin log. I used Epoxy, very carefully. Now my eyes are swollen and angry again. Time for another brake from boat repair... %^$#@

Got it wet

Spring---. I took the skiff ( Adella-Mae) out today. Launched it from Sausolito. Tide was a bit low and I had to carry it over some slime. I put the oars in the oak locks sat down and rowed. Like seeing an old friend it felt great.
We desided that she deserves some work. Clean it up and a coat of paint. I had not used certain muscles and I will probably understand better which muscles tommorow morning

Off again

Well I have had nothing much to blog about. Due to a bad reaction to the epoxy I look like I went 1 round with George Forman. I would let it heal then do another portion of the seams or gunwale. then rest it again.

The weather is on again off again.. Happy Birthday Ma.

Slow progress

SM is making progress . As you can see there is little room in the shop. The boat is on sawhorses which are resting on 2 dollies. This way I can "scoot it around to get to different tools. I filled in some gaps and sanded. and sanded. The budget for this venture is challenging. $0. Next is the skeg and molding.

Rae and I are going to be taking the skiff out as soon as possible. Rowing up the Russian river and out to Angel Island in SF Bay. That is 2 seperate trips for you non locals.

After 4 years it is time to name the Blue boat , we desided on The "Adella Mae " . Our mothers would hate it.

The weather is warming .

Breathing

To the right see a homemade forsed air respirator. A MacGyver sort. that I am thinking of duplicating.

 After opening a container of Polyester resin in my small shop the need for such a device became very evident. A link for the thing is Forced-Air

More on "Sea Midge"

The reason I brought SM up is that I had the occation to bring her back down to the Bay area.
 The boat is in my small shop and staying dry. I can now see what a rough job I made of it last winter.
There are large gaps at the chine and I do need to cover the ends. A keel and skeg need machining.
Most of the screws need recessing..

SM on the "water" last year

The Sea Midge

 Last year I spent 4 months up in Sequim Washington.

  I was up there to help with my mom. The 91 year old dear had a couple bad falls and complications from knee surgery.

  It was one of the stormingist winters that they had had in 20 years.

   While I shared the comfort of her house I desided to start a new boat. I searched on line and decided on  "The Sea Midge"

Using hand tools and bad judgement I look back at this as a learning experience

A kick in the gut

 I feel compelled to write about the shooting at Ft. Hood . Again the insanity shakes us. My concern is for the moral of the people in service. I recall sitting in Namn and hearing stories of guys being shot by american citizens. Other tails of friendly fire, which wasn't, in country. I recall the feeling of betrayal, anger and the need for oblivion in drink.
   In this case it was a Major in my army. A person I would have been  obliged to blindly follow. I have had experience with a military superior threatening soldiers ..

   I reflect that a majority of the men and women I served with were the finest people that I ever met.

  Anyway  Remember Vets. Day

Time has come today

I think that a more global perspective would be useful. The clock you see to the left hand column is set to UTC, formerly known as Greenwich mean time (GMT) or Zulu time.

I have been playing chess with a friend in Pakistan for some 8 years now. Things have changed . More there then here, to say the least. Ramadan, Lent. Similarities are undeniably.