Christmas Party

My kids invited their friends over for an "Ugly Sweater" Christmas party. They had a good evening in the empty shop and the timing couldn't have been better. I got them to pitch in with cleaning and organizing the shop just in time for a lumber delivery this Wednesday.

Once that arrives, I'll get started on the Strongbacks, Frames and Stringers for both halves of the Starboard float in addition to the fabric table and rack.

I'll also be switching over to the "Floats" section of the blog for future updates.

That tree just looked so pathetic.

"Marie Krismas" taped to the door - Crazy kids...

Pre-Filter material arrived

I received a large roll of Pre-Filter media from UPS yesterday and got it installed over my filters.
I also got the bathroom door hung and sealed with a clear coat of Poly. The wood grain was too nice to paint over.

This weekend, the kids are having a Christmas party in the shop with some of their friends. The timing worked out perfectly as the lumber for the strong backs, frames, work tables and fabric racks will be arriving next Wednesday.

I'll also be placing the Core-Cell foam order soon. It seems there is quite the demand for SAN foam materials, so it can take 5-8 weeks for an order to be filled. If that's the case, then the timing "should" work out really well.

Bathroom door hung and clear coated. I still need to build out a loft storage area for foam storage.

Still need to install the doorknob and some trim pieces

Filter box is now completed. Pre-filter media is installed

This exhaust hole will be used later on to attach a flexible hose to force some clean air into the hull for ventilation.

Shop - pretty much ready to start the building project.

Once the strong backs get built, it'll be a long time before we see this view again!

Punch List

Last night after work I spent a couple of hours cleaning up the shop and figuring out what else needs to be done before I can get started on the boat build.

The list is really getting short and that makes me happy!

 - Finish up the bathroom
 - Hook up the sink plumbing
 - Build a loft storage area for foam sheets (above the bathroom)
 - Finish up the shop air filter (just an electrical cord wrap and some paint should do it)
 - Build a rolling fabric rack
 - Build a couple of work tables

After that punch list gets done, I think I'm pretty much ready to order up the lumber for the strongbacks and the MDF for the hull forms.

If all goes according to plan, I don't see why I can't begin by middle January.
That would be great, since it would put me a solid three months ahead of schedule!

Which reminds me, I need to see about ordering up some foam sheets since I'm not sure how long that will take to arrive.