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Re: You are gonna love kayak stripping
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 10/22/1998, 9:45 am
In Response To: Re: You are gonna love kayak stripping (Patrick McCrary)

> Thanks for the encouragement Karl! The first would be something very
> simple, quick, generic and easy. Second move would be a Guillermont
> design, maybe the Little Auk. With the experience gained to that point I'd
> feel better about tackling "The Guillemot".

Why not start out with the Guillemot? If you build 3 boats of increasing complexity, you can still use the same set of forms. Give the first one away to anyone. Give the second to a good friend, keep the 3rd for yourself. Rather than wasting your precious time building forms 3 times, build one set of forms and spend your fleeting free time building boats!

> All pie in the sky at this time really. Trying to develop an internet
> business, still doing physical boat projects, deliveries, charters, etc.,
> leaves me with about 28 hours a week, (if I don't sleep), at this time.

> Right now prepping for a delivery of a 46' Sportfish, leaving Palm Beach
> this Monday, to New Jersey. Run 10 hours a day for 5 days, work the lap
> top for a couple of hours each evening to catch email and check bbs, &
> grab a quick dinner. Run an engine room survey, document the day in
> wordpad, check in with the owner, make a minor change or two on the
> website via cell phone, hit the hay around midnight, roll out and start it
> over at 5 am. (You get the picture!)

It may seem hectic to you, but there are a few of us who are cooped up in an office who would trade with you in the blink of an eye! It may seem a bit tedious at times, but if you enjoy your job, you're fortunate! I like my job, but it's not a job that I can "live" in, as you can.

Shawn

Messages In This Thread

For the curious souls on this bbs!
Capt Patrick McCrary -- 10/20/1998, 11:57 am
what designs?
Brian C. -- 10/20/1998, 1:08 pm
Re: what designs?
Patrick McCrary -- 10/20/1998, 9:55 pm
Re: what designs?
Mark Kanzler -- 10/27/1998, 8:24 am
Re: what designs?
Ross Leidy -- 10/20/1998, 11:24 pm
Re: what designs?
Patrick McCrary -- 10/21/1998, 1:19 am
Re: You are gonna love kayak stripping
Karl Coplan -- 10/21/1998, 11:21 am
Re: You are gonna love kayak stripping
Patrick McCrary -- 10/21/1998, 3:42 pm
Re: You are gonna love kayak stripping
Shawn Baker -- 10/22/1998, 9:45 am
Re: You are gonna love kayak stripping
Patrick McCrary -- 10/22/1998, 2:47 pm
Re: Freedom of the Seas
Shawn Baker -- 10/27/1998, 10:09 am