Here she is all strapped up and ready to go. 260lb all up weight.
With the help of my Co-worker "Clark", I was able to get the mould in the air without hurting myself. It's nice to have steel beams, foam, and ratchet straps around. I did pop one of the bow frames lifting it (look at the bow strap in the pic), but epoxy and a clamp fixed that right up.
I was a little worried about the strength of the Forester's roof rack, but it held up like a champ.
My Little Sister Sarah was in town for the holidays, she was happy to help, and I was "thankful" to have her.
On the road, 12 miles (5 on gravel) and 3200vft to go.
(Blogger only gives you 5 pics per post, so I've continued on in the next one)
1 comment:
Sam:
Glad everything is home for you. I've got to say that on my build, all the time spent away from home working was a problem for the family. Next time (as soon as Chris sends out plans for the Cabrillo), I'll do it all at home.
Spend a little money and save you marriage by making a dust collection system from a shop vac and a barrel. Here in Ottawa, Lee Valley Tools makes a barrel top cover that causes a cyclonic whirlwind for trapping dust. I've got 20' of shop vac hose I attach to everything - sanders, router table, table saw etc., that cuts down on clean up time dramatically. Clean up time when working at home is the real time waster that cuts actual shop time by 30-40%.
My other thought is to be REALLY careful about fumes & chemicals. Before I do any new work in my garage I'm going to make a simple fan/exhaust system with filtered input. I don't know if it is related, but I've had more asthma-related breathing problems over the years that I think I should. When I was younger I tended to undervalue fumes and possible gases in my breathing air, thinking that a tiny exposure here and there would not have any effect. I think I probably should have been more careful and perhaps now I'd have a little less need for bronchiodialators and oral cortical steriods. A hundred bucks spend cobbling together a fan/filter system is a great investment.
Check out the home insurance ramifications of your home shop activity as well.
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Bill
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