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Like my old school teacher used to tell my parents "won't never amount to much".
Its a nearly piece, will make a tolerable base for some exotic nonsense.
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Like my old school teacher used to tell my parents "won't never amount to much".
Its a nearly piece, will make a tolerable base for some exotic nonsense.
Jackie, that recent quote of yours is brilliant... "Old is just experience, knowledge ,ability, wisdom and reason rolled into a package and dumped anywhere with the message "Get on with it", make the most of it, this is the rest of your one shot at life!!!"
I've used it twice this past week, at highly appropriate times - hope you don't mind. I credit an "old friend" of mine, an inspiration to many.... and a guy who walks the talk..
- Mark Rotharmel
Mark, finally nailed you, wondered who "watermark" was for ages. Feel free to use anything I say at will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watermark
Get your fifty dollars deposit for the old farts golf tourney paid soon as possible, Bill Baker said he will put a bar-B-Que on which I can tell you and guarantee you will remember for the rest of your life. He is mad as a March hare and a great guy. The house is ten minutes from the course, be there or be square Mark, besides, I myself would like it if you were there. J.
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That's Jilly, (her who shall be obeyed) on the left, wth Leo in the middle and Tiny far right at THE RICHMOND ROOM, RESTAURANT at Goodwood last Sunday . Meal was only mediocre and not worth the money, seeing as how I was paying I complained, got the desert for free---big deal. Won't be going back for some time!!!
Was maintenance time in the shop this afternoon, planer blades needed a sharp up and the orbital sanders and power files needed the filters blown out, carving chisels needed seeing to and just for good measure put an edge on all the drill bits. Swept the floor and binned all the wood turnings. Shop looks half tidy, was four thirty so it was a bit late to start any thing new, so decided on an early drink instead, good decision.
Forecast is for wall to wall sunshine tomorrow so let's have another great day doing what you like to do best. TBC.
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Pictures are to just give you some idea of the many different things that could happen to any given piece.
Woke up this morning crack-o-sparrow (early) and got off to a flying start, trouble was, I must have left the little grey cells back in bed, looked at the workbench, zilch, nothing came to mind, picked a piece of wood off the pile and tried the planer for sharp ? Like a bit of butter !!! Finished the piece under the hour and then got into the kaleidoscope state, could see things every which way AND loose, started trying this and that ----got out the futuristic arty -farty piece and pushed and shoved here and there, added the King Polar Bear ----started to make sense------then I got called in for lunch and a nap, which is exactly where were at now.
Have to go, if her indoors sees I'm awake and on the iPad ---things could take a turn for the worse.TBC.
Poliwobbli ding bat fe Fi fo vfum welkum bum fluk????Quote:
Originally Posted by sogunbi35
So solleeeee no dofacebuk not likeyn fanpage--
Mowseee tongue no nicely Jonson, chowchow pollywolly bangbang.
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I got "high apple pie in the sky hope." For this piece, there are so many possibilities, every thing I do to it just tickles the crap out of me.
Will show you more possibilities tomorrow.
*ss kisser....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Watermark
Ss kisser??? Too deep for me Rich!!!
Remember the headboard I did for my daughter BOO, apparently the new bed arrived and she re decorated the whole bedroom, insomuch as husband Jeff has had to put his beloved bike out into the garage. Boo was adamant ----her or the bike----she won, I gather. Pictures of said headboard and new bed in situ to follow.
Was such a fantastic day I thought bugger it, I'll do the pool, so connected the pipe work back together, primed the pump, fired it up and it's up and running till September . Got the Karcher out all ready for doing the cover and surrounding area in the morning. There's one or two critters who decided life was not worth living any more and used the pool to end their days, why the hell they chose the pool over the garden pond I have no idea------inconsiderate little bastards !!!
Been another of those good to be alive days-----bit of work------few easy chores-----nice weather----good food ----and a couple of rather large CC7's------toddle upstairs-----pick up the iPad -------rabbit a few friends-----all in all, pretty close to perfection, nighty night. TBC.
Jackie regarding the term " *ss Kisser"...... substitute the (*) with a letter.....Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Get it?..... :)
Rich, how could you be so caustic ? Watermark is one of us.!!! Anyway, it's nice to have a bit of Tom Flattery and 'preciation occasionally -----have been known to "preen".Quote:
Originally Posted by T2x
Sometimes, the little grey cells go on strike like the garbage collectors, for no apparent reason.
Mine took a hike and left me a bit compus yesterday, was too focused on other things.
You may have heard me mention David Parkinson from time to time, he was chairman of FONDA and took over the reigns from me. was the guy responsible for the success of the two liter series. Called me yesterday to say he was having chemo after a bout of bowel cancer, long time stalwart of Mercury, friend of Mike Butler, and a great guy.
Got a "well man" doctors appointment this afternoon, it's a once a year deal usually done by a cranky old biddy of a nurse where they take bloods and poke you about ,feel for alien lumps and bumps , then tell you to bigger off home and stop wasting their time 'cos there's sod all wrong with you----ah, the trials and tribbs of life----don't let 'em get to you wilson.
Shower, shave and shake it up time, gone seven so I'm running late, ONIVAR! ,!!
Well, there's good news and some bad news!!!
Good news is the once over got the seal of approval, cholesterol 3.1----sugar 6.0----liver perfect,
kidney, essence !!!----Blood pressure also perfect----ticker----as well as can be expected due to mitigating circumstances----let's just say with all due modesty ------i'se is a prime example of a bean-----A HUMAN BEAN!!!
Bad news is-----I shall be around for a lot longer, continuing to regale you all with stuff and nonsense for years to come------sorry 'bout your bad luck.
Got in four hours with the Karcher, did all round the pool, all the patio fencing, garden seat and all the walkways, mother would have been proud. Do some piccies tomorrow.
Shop remained shut today, just proves I'm not married to it.
Jilly is an ardent walker, there are some magnificent woods around here and she tells me the bluebells are in full swing, maybe I'll walk with her tomorrow and take a look see, long time since I went walking the woods, who knows I could get lucky and meet miss L.R.R.HOOD? Nah, not even PRUETT could get that lucky. T.B.C.
I've still have 3' of snow around the pool! so consider your self lucky to be able to do that job so early in the year!
What's SNOW ? Remember it as an uncouth youth, but it don't come around much anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by donmac
Early or late Don, what's the difference except another extra fifty quids worth of chlorine.
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Told you you I was about to wander in the woods as the bluebells were in full bloom.
Had forgotten just how tranquil and beautiful the woods are, really lost myself in deep thunk of years gone by when as a kid with a bunch of mates would explore the streams, lakes, find the tallest trees to climb and pitch a tent and sleep out there.
Can remember laying under a cow, mouth wide open while my mate Titchie Spalding milked her, most of it went all over my head, chest and face but milk never tasted so good!!!
Think the bluebells are peculiar to England ---whilst I can take pictures and show the image, unfortunately I cannot give you the experience of the magical scent that permeates the forest as you walk through a sea of bluebells. Should you ever get a chance to walk an English wood in early April, do not let the opportunity slip, I promise you it will be one of the seven wonders of your lifetime.
That's the pool in the process of being prepared for the Easter onslaught from grand kids . Pulled the pump and stripped it, did all the filters, sucks better than a French---------------schhhh it's nearly Sunday .
will post more piccies tomorrow . TBC.
So the milk was past your eyes?
AND FULL CREAM!!! Came from a JerseyQuote:
Originally Posted by CNC_Guy
We got us a live one here ------first time I heard that, I piddled my nappy (diaper to colonials), but at least it's nice to know there is life on Mars.
Get to thinking I'm talking to meself and then occasionally somebody takes time out to answer, much appreciated Guy.
Hilarious!Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
I'm a pretty fair craftsman but a horrible artist. Never thought of attempting to mix the two ;)
Love the pix's.
Perfect!Quote:
Originally Posted by Speedfab
(just found this thread)
Now that was funny!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Instigator-----don't know who you is or who you ain't , but I'm here Monday to Sunday most weeks and you can call anytime----pleeze tell me you got a sense of umer ---it's the one thing lacking with most of the old farts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Instigator
I'm just a nobody Jackie. But a fan of yours.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
I grew up too late and wished we had the internet back in the day so I could have followed racing back then.
Based on your character and sense of humor you might appreciate some of my history.
Built first boat at 9 yrs of age.
First one to float at 17.
Started racing kneel down's at 17 (that I built).
Spent the next 9 yrs living in **** hole apartments, driving junk cars, getting fired from every job, every year at our Nationals. Best one was calling in sick from a pay phone in the pits when the announcer came on the P.A. and announced "B Hydros to the water" :)
The now X boss asked where to send my last check ;)
At 19, I spent a summer building Pro O/B hydros for Tim Butts in Houston Tx. Learned a ton about stressed skin construction, thinking outside the box and NOT copying anybody.
Also learned that at 19 I was not mature/responsible enough (think what is on the mind of a 19 yr old male) to understand the opportunity I was given.
After 9 yrs of beating my head against the wall racing kneel down (designing/building my own boats, motors, trailers, and beating on my own props) while not listening to anybody........, I gave it up.
My dream was always of racing OPC tunnel boats but I didn't know anybody in my area (Columbus Ohio at that time) to get help from and it never happened.
My last hurrah in kneel down was an attempt at a tunnel boat for B Stock Hydro racing. I designed it as a lay down boat but my design was um......, off a bit.
It tried to blow over three times and on the fourth attempt, it succeeded and landed on my head.
I took it home, cut it into 3 pcs and drug it to the curb.
After racing I spent 20 yrs trying to put together a pleasure O/B that was as much fun as 105 lb hull w/a MK 20H toilet bowl at full song and failed.
I learned to make an OMC run pretty good and did all the work, including porting, myself. My last full zoot motor started as 225 HP 3.3 liter direct injected Ficht fishing motor. I converted it to traditional 2 stroke and cut my own combustion chamber design, ran fully programable EFI, mounted it to a custom 16" mid section and grafted on a Mercury Sportmaster gear case that I put 1.62 gears in.
I would guess it was making north of 350 HP's.
Attached a picture of that motor and the tunnel boat (attempt).
You might also be interested to know that my Dad is 93 yrs old and can still kick my ass! Mom is 94 and still calls every wk or so.
Love reading your history, sense of humor and seeing your pix's.
BTW, I stopped counting birthdays at 50, and started counting backwards. I'm now 46 ;)
Thanks for taking the time to post.
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Insti, never in a million years could you be a nobody. All you need is a bit of lateral thinking and a gentle kick in the right direction.
So now there are least two reasonable intellects in Columbus Ohio, you and WILLABEE .
Chris Hodges had your problem, wouldn't listen, had to do it his way, he was a better craftsman than ,Molinari, Velden and Seebold put together but was always stupidly pig headed-----IF ONLY?
Take a leaf out of your parents bible, think about it, they gotta be doing something right to reach mid 90s and still up and running.
An old friend of mine once told me " NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE OBJECTIVE" apart from being Welsh he was quite an educated sort of chap and of course absolutely right.
Have to go now, it's a beautiful day out there and I don't want to miss it, can do this when it's dark,
Might be kinda nice to know your name, send me a pm if your shy with it. J.
Name is Gary Williams Jackie.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
I lived in Columbus in my racing days and now call Vero Beach Florida home. We bought a house 6 months ago w/no garage and next week I start building one. The creative juices are still flowing but have no place for an outlet until the garage gets built.
Gary, have a son who lives in Stuart and runs wilson custom marine, just up the road from you.
he couldn't find the fifty footer he wanted, so he set to and built his own, it's down at Geiko in Jupiter rigHt now having the motors fitted by my grandson Craig.
Make sure you build the garage at least twice as big as you need, then it will be just half the size you shoulda built it"
Very cool Jackie! I saw the pix's in another thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Garage is 22' x 24' and a 30' x 40' pole barn will be next and will serve as my next laboratory ;)
Here's my last project that I just sold (to fund above projects).
1985 24' Sonic. Second I've owned and the first I had my ways with, proper like.
Complete, bare hull restoration/re-fit and powered by twin 250's that I built from spare parts I collected.
I did everything including painting the hull and motors.
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Now That is WICKED----some sort of nobody wouldn't you say Gary, makes my OBE/s look most insignificant ( own bloody efforts).
May have to call on your services once we start " The Cosworth " project.
You see what fun it is to see and hear just what tricks old racers get up to.
I'm sure there are others just like us out there who don't just sit on their arses and switch on to auto-pilot, maybe you can show us the progress of the shed and shop.
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Played about with the "High Hopes" piece, too much steel , needs wood and granite but can't quite put it all together yet, but it'll come.
Don, will put your check in the bank tomorrow, have to go into Chichester, first chance I've had to go in there, don't do towns!!!
GPO say I have to use one of their boxes to ship the guitar base, will get it off this week, hope you like it.
BEARLY HIGH HOPES- I like them together. sure stimulates the brain! no rush on the guitar jack. this little endeavour has certainly stimulated my playing. I've been picking up the guitars a lot more since this project started! I told my oldest son who's quite a serious guitar player about your find of the squire strat and Keith Richards "godson". My son says that Keith played guitar with a string missing for some songs!
the problem with the late snow melt is the shortened time frame to get everything cleaned and operational! the weather hear is only decent from june until oct. when all the boats are coming out of storage,docks in the water, and city folk showing up, it's nice to have the house grounds work out of the way before the onslaught!
Thanks Jackie. Much appreciated.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
The nobody comment was in reference to the racing history that you and your mates (my heros) post about, and allowing us, average citizens to post.
Cosworth project? I'm in. Always thought an up to date power plant and a good outdrive would be fun in the proper tunnel boat. We know it's been done in the past. Some with success ;)
A friend of mine is driving 1000 miles to help build my garage.
Material arrives Tuesday, he arrives Thursday and we start swinging hammers Friday. I am a senior laminator at Piper Aircraft and work 10 hr days so we'll see how this old man holds up ;)
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Keep the posts coming Jackie! I always read this thread to see what you are up to in the shop. I grew up poring over the magazines that had race coverage. The Merc guys were my heroes on the race course and James Hunt on the F1 circuit. It is great to be able to "talk" with some of the team.
Dave
Most wonderful bunch of individuals I ever met were part of the Mercury "family", not just the drivers, but everyone employed and nearly employed and it all started with a mighty confrontation in the pits at the Paris six hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by CNC_Guy
Pit space was very limited and each country had an allocated space on a barge that was moored to the bank, OMC and Mercury actually got up at crack-o-sparrow and hogged the whole barge with lifting cranes and fuel rigs.As you can imagine the Europeans were not much thrilled by these tactics, so we had a face to face stand off----------still laugh like a drain when I remember Shakey Bill ( all five foot nothing) sticking his chin into Sirois ( six foot + ) and telling him to get the hell off our barge.
Weather took a turn for the worse and it started to bucket down, so discretion being the better part of valour we moved fifty metres upstream under a bridge and out of the rain and ran our race from there.
Many friendships were formed that day and I was lucky enough to be part of it, later when Mercury financed the Torriggia project I was already well known and had a toe hold, so I got to meet all the Mercury gang from top management to drivers, mechanics and crew, hells teeth I used to cook them all breakfast at lake Como after they got tired of Italian style eggs.
There I go ,rambling and reminiscing again, time to get up and get a haircut, lucky that Jilly had her own hairdresser shop for twenty years, so I get a haircut and beard trim for free once a fortnight .
If you can call keeping a very expensive woman in the lap of luxury and comfort FREE. Whoops, maybe I shouldn't have said that!!!
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va friend that will drive 1,000 miles to help you build a garage, you don't get many of those to the £.
give us a day to day, blow by blow account of the project-----looking forward to seeing lots of posts
Played about with the high hopes piece, inserted different kinds a wood, had the bear looking through an ice hole, ( you heard it right the first time).
Its coming, but is still way off where it's going to finish up.
Had the beard trim and haircut earlier today, now got a tiny goatee, would look great on any cigar box.
No pictures today, started with the nearly piece and decided to do a bunch of windsurfers rounding a marker buoy ----the board and sails have to be cut out of solid so it's a lengthy process, doing four of 'em rounding the marker. Was going to nail the boards straight on the base but it's a no brainer, they have to be mounted individually to look half right. Will show them tomorrow.
That is one mother of a slab Gary, maybe I'll get to see it later this year.
Should give you all the room you want to work magic and create whatever.
Went to collect the box to put the guitar into despatch to Canada, girl behind the counter asked why I would want a GPO box when it would be far better to just bubble wrap it and cover in brown paper.
that's how it's being shipped, so look out for it Don.
Got every last leaf out of the pool, trouble is ----it's a bracing 14 degrees, can't see there being a queue to be the first to dive in over the weekend. tBC. J.
Thats celsius right?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
So remembering my many, many Canadian trips....., double the 14 = 28, add 25 and you're expecting 53 farenheit???
Always thought you added 32-----that being the turning point, what do I know, last school was 66years back!,!Quote:
Originally Posted by Instigator
Sounds about right, whichever way you want to cut it, it's still nipple hardening cold and only for the foolish or the brave. There's hope however, had wall to wall sunshine today and at sundown temp had risen to 16 degrees------only another 14 to go before I'm tempted.l Maybe a quick dip the last week in August if we have a good summer, talk more tomorrow.
Pretty close, Instigator - 57 F.Quote:
Originally Posted by Instigator
I've heard a similar tip, double the C temp, then add 32 to get Fahrenheit ... they both are close, but within a few degrees depending on which end of the scale you are on. Still a bit chilly, whatever the number is!
Did you ever get to watch a Canadian boat race while in the country?
You mean me or Gary ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Watermark
when I did Valleyfield in '76 went to Toronto and watched the Unlimiteds, fruit and nut racing that was----real heart attack stuff.
Thats it for tonight---I'm bushed.
That was mean for Gary, Jackie... Both replying at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
I do however remember meeting you in Valleyfield. I was running Mod 100 ... you had to go up against the Inboards.. There was a mention of us in Powerboat Magazine that year... You were part of the Molson Invitational Grand Prix in what they called your "British Mercury powered tunnel hull"... see second paragraph.
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