When the sanding is finished....

......the sawdust settles, I have a beer and take a break!

Pictured is an artists rendition of the deck portion of the boat which, after months of sanding this thing, is done!....at least the 60 grit part.  Now I need to come back at it with a cascade of finer grits ending up with 180 grit (or maybe just 120, I forget which one, gotta check my resource material).  The good news is that, by far, the major sanding was knocking it down with the 60 (grit)....piece of cake now!

I'm tired

Mainly, I'm tired of all the bullshit I have to put up with, but to get to the point of this entry, as I've been working on the boat I've been listening to this album, (don't know what happened with the u-tube thing but the song is "I'm Tired" by Savoy Brown) and specifically this song.  It's a song with a message that I take to heart, how 'bout you?.

looking for new values, but nuthin comes my way

....er maybe so!  Can you figger out the connection of these three photos?  Does it make any sense at all without explanation?  Here are a couple of clues for you all besides the walrus was Paul:  The problem is/was merging two disparate automotive entities.  We got here a Velvet drive transmission and need to match it up with a 1955 Buick Nailhead engine.....how can that happen?...well, that's enough clues for now. 

Chris Craft Cobra

It's got a big fin that's hard to tell from the sketch.

Sanding remains the same

This is what I'm doing a lot of these days.  I'm using the neumatically driven Hutchins sander.  I sand for about 4 minutes until the compressor runs down on air, go back in the house for awhile then come back after the compressor tank is full again then repeat the process....I'm going back and forth between the garage tent and the house so much I've gotta be losing weight with all the calories i must be burning.

still sanding

but takin' a 'lil time to sketch as well.

sand, sand, sand, sand, sand

....as I listen to the sounds of the Animals 2nd? album......don't let me be misunderstood.