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Still Chugging…

November 25, 2015by tsunamiChris 1 Comment

After the fall… I have been taking time to make the build as safe as possible. Here is what I have been working on… Getting the boat back in place […]

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Video: Spinning the Boat

August 21, 2013by tsunamiChris 5 Comments

Last week I was able to spin the boat. Crazy crazy what a chain hoist and some wheels can do. Here is the video I promised. See if you can […]

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Spinning Done! No Death!!!!

August 7, 2013by tsunamiChris 1 Comment

All done. Now I just jack it up a bit off the wheels and level it. Whew!!!!

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Spinning Update- Tuesday@2:00

August 7, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

On the last leg now. Just changed out chain hoist anchor point, so I am spinning. 🙂

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Spinning- 7:00

August 6, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Calling it a night. Chain hoist ran out of chain, so I jacked the boat up and reset the chain. I’ll finish up tomorrow.

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Spinning- 5:00

August 6, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Ok, I wanted to move the wheels on the right, but when I jacked her up, she went right. So I moved the wheels on the left again. C’est la […]

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Spinning- 4:00

August 6, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Stuck again. Time to lift and move the wheels on the right.

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Spinning- 3:00

August 6, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Stuck at 40%. I’ll jack it and add some wheels and continue spinning. No death yet. 🙂

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Haircut and Dry Fit

July 30, 2013by tsunamiChris 2 Comments

Tried to dry fit #1 and realized that I need to trim the hull strips that were running wild. Did that and clamped #1 in place. So far so good.

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