Hi All!
I knew I’d eventually have time catch up to me, but I didn’t figure it was so fast!
Whew! Has the heat and humidity been taking it’s toll as of late (the past two months to be more accurate!).
Just saps all the giddy-up into giddy-gone out (and I don’t see it coming back anytime soon
)
The trailer refurbishment is the priority project (given any NOAA hurricane forecast warnings coming out from here on out are almost all gonna be late, wrong or misplaced since Doggie & company have by all appearances nixed those with its marbles
imho).
The weather on my work days this week has not been cooperative with lots of unforcast substantial pop up thunderstorms with lots of wind, rain and lightning for our area. Trying to get set up and accomplishing anything has been more like betting on a dice game following the forecasts. Phhhbbbtttt!
In spite of the repeated start/stops I managed to get the new springs mounted and the last of the structural frame bolts changed out. I broke down and bought a small (disposable?) right angle grinder and cut-off wheels from Harbor Freight. A lot faster than my pneumatic die grinder cut-off by a 100%.
The little HF grinder paid for itself already in the time saved cutting the old bolts and nuts. Worth everyone of the $14 I paid for it!
All future uses are just bonus!
Got the new 2x6 PT boards from Lowe’s… lumber still seems overpriced and has gone up over the past several months locally which is odd given the number of tree farms here in SC. Go figure….
Trimmed them to their various lengths and radiused all the edges with a round over bit and router. That will hopefully help make the new bunk carpeting last longer.
I had been hoping to use the old bunks bracket holes as templates to drill the new bunks. But after stripping off the old bunk carpets that was found to be a lost cause. Though with the carpeting removed and the old rusted staples removed as well I figure I should be able to use these old bunk boards for gravel/concrete forms to give them a “recycled” life. Waste not want not…
The next step (on a dry day
is to mark out the new bunks for their mount brackets, drill the holes with counter pocket reliefs to accept SST carriage bolts that will pierce the bunks from the top of the carpeted bunks to keep the heads well below the contact with the boat hull to avoid any concentrated pressure spots.
When carpeting the bunks I’ll use a hot point to melt the hole edges through the carpet to hopefully avoid any future unraveling. I may also flame the carpet cut edges to melt them a bit for the same reason.
Just as well we decided not to get out on the boat today with the current (unexpected) weather happening outside right now. Buckets of rain with lots of noise! Oh well, it is what it is….
On the kitchen remodel front I finally attempted to get under the deck to drill through the foundation side to route the under slab conduit for the two I slab receptacles… that just not gonna work out as there just isn’t sufficient space to fit me.. not even in my younger skinnier days, never mind my nowadays. So much for Plan A…. time for Plan B which would be to make an access through the slab on the interior of the house and drill the conduit access hole from the inside out. Then get a long length of armored Flextite and route it out through the foundation to where I can connect to power. I’ll be needing to concrete in the two new through slab access holes I’ve already made for the two receptacles … what’s a little more concrete amount friends eh?
I have to get going on the filling/leveling of numerous old carpet nail strip spalls and level out a couple of places before I can start laying down the new flooring planks. The ‘intent’ is to have those divots finished by the middle of next week. I really need to pick up my pace!
Hope everyone is having a great summer and getting out on the water!
Best Regards,
Over Easy
