Retired and a New Job
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Wow! Now start building a boat and sail over here for a holiday!
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That's an interesting thought. I would like to build another boat but I wasn't thinking of one large enough to make the crossing.
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When you build it large enough, there are several places ypu should stop in europe. Lisbon is mandatory!
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@unknownuser said:
I'll be assisting a one-armed typist with capital letters. It's Shift work but I think I'll be able to handle it.
It's very charitable !
Old days hours have 25 hours by a day!
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Knowing you Dave, it's busier you will become
On the boat idea! I was intrigued with this CNC (Maslow) boat.
Building a Bolger Bobcat (Payson Tiny Cat) catboat from CAD on up
Got my Maslow in about a month ago and set 'er up, went through calibration(s), and started in on a few small ‘starter’ projects. Quickly, however, I decided to start in on a Bolger Bobcat sailboat: [IMG_20171213_112448…
Maslow CNC Forums (forums.maslowcnc.com)
Enjoy,
Mike
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Mike, you're right. I will be busy. If I can make room in my shop for it, I do want to build an Iain Oughtred double ender.
Peter, the zip ties are only temporary. The building method is called stitch and glue. The panels are pulled together with the zip ties and then glued with epoxy. After the epoxy cures, the zip ties are removed and the holes sealed up with more epoxy. They used to use copper wire instead of the zip ties but the price of copper makes that prohibitive now.
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My father retired at around your age, he always said he couldn't understand how he ever had time for work. Was still active in his workshop until about a week before he died recently at 87. Simply bloody exhausted if you ask me.
Shame about the zip ties, more plastic waste.
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Thanks for the info!
My father built two boats from plans/kits. I think he screwed everything together while gluing. To me the boat building was revealing of him, his character, and even our family dynamics, and the passages of life. I do not build boats but have ended up spending more time on the water than he. It was enough for me to glue the handle on my paddle recently! -
Good luck with retirement and the boats. Fair winds and peace.
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The very best in this new phase of your life.
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