Boat News...

Well, even though I feel like I don' t have much to say, I'll say it anyway. I figure maybe y'all can at the least know what I'm up to.

I'm still trying to work on the 51' speed boat (Frankly Scarlett), and wishing the fiberglass was finished. I've been having a hard time staying motivated to go to work. I don't do fiberglass. That's what I've been having to do anyway. I told the guy I'm working for that when I'm doing glasswork and digging ditches I charge $190.00/hr. He laughed. The carpentry that I can do is finished, and when the boat is back in the water I can proceed with the stern deck and cabin sole. So, I've been making enough apperances to keep alive, and not much more. I guess the only reason I don't like glass and epoxy resin would be the lack of running water in the crackerbox in which I live. I probably wouldn't have a problem with it otherwise. One can't go to bed covered in fiberglass (I suppose you could... but YIKES!) so I have to wait 'till dark and hose off with my landlord's hose. Then there's the epoxy resin. Talk about destroying clothes and shoes!! That's why I'm a carpenter! Oh, well. The boat should be in the water here pretty soon.

Now y'all know why I haven't been posting more frequently. It's the standard "if you don't have anything nice to say..." routine. Hopefully the next time I write I'll have pictures of the woodwork I'm (supposed to be) doing. I do have a wonderful stack of mahogany that measures (+ or -) 3" thick, 14' long and 22" wide. I'm really looking forward to milling and beginning.

That's the news!