Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Blundered my way through the day, the White paint I slapped on the two wings was still tacky, far too slow for me, turned out it was ten years old and well past its sell by date!
Stripped the four hulls back to bare wood and started again, I learned that water based thixotropic is the way to go, touch dry in ten minutes and re coat in two hours, years since I painted anything.
To do this of course neccescitates dismantling the whole shebang, talk about DeJa Vous, been there a few times.
Twas "BUDGET "day today, the last before the country faces a general election.
Nigel Farage will have a job to even get a seat in parliament, English voters do not go for far anything, left or right.
Nick Clegg, about the same as last time but will have less seats.
Ed Milliband? Could not organise a piss up in a brewery, his answer to everything is borrow your way out of trouble, regardless of.
David Cameron does not always get it right but he's been the best PM since Maggie Thatcher, does not bow to Brussels, has shredded public spending, kept the country solvent and is paying off our debts.
You don't have to look any further than GREECE, ITALY, SPAIN &Ireland -----they all borrowed their way to bankruptcy!
EU was supposed to stem the Far East tide but made a right pigs ear of it, should have trebled the duty on everything coming in, the eastern block did it to EU imports, then subsidised all their exports until the tide became a flood. If we don't build an ark------we'll drown.
The Euro was supposed to unite, it maybe yet its downfall.

Enough of all this political business----lets get back to boats and engines,-----sugar and spice an all things nice.

still haven't got my licence back, cleared by the doc, but that counts for bugger all if I don't have a licence to drive?

Mark is 58 years old today, seems like only last month I was giving him a haircut, man , did he ever hate that! End of ramblings for today Byzee--Byes all, MYGGWY.J.

[jackiewilson]

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Interesting piece of Morano glass I picked up at the car boot this morning for next door to nothing

[jackiewilson]

Same me piece of glass with a wing in black, "RIP CURL WING"

[jackiewilson]

Ebony and ivory? Work in progress !!!

[2us70]

At this rate you will soon have built more wings than Switzer did.

[jackiewilson]

At this rate you will soon have built more wings than Switzer did.

these are just "Wings"-------concepts !
Secret is in the mounting, get that right------you've won, get it wrong and the whole thing turns to worms.
The Morano glass I picked up at the car boot sale must have been a magnificent piece originally, I have two pieces of it but the third is missing-----have earmarked the breaking wave for the black wing, which was the "runt"--------the throwaway experimental,.
Funny how things turn out,The best motors and gear cases are on the black.

[CNC_Guy]

Jackie, why don't we see your reflection in the pictures anymore? Keep up the good work!
Dave

[jackiewilson]

Jackie, why don't we see your reflection in the pictures anymore? Keep up the good work!
Dave

Remember Dave i I told you the shop was full up, EVERYWHERE was full up, even the top of the cabinet with the mirrors where I used to take piccies-------not any more, don't have a single item left in the shop. Had a total clear out, garden shed has over a 100 bits of old fart art?
Will stick to wood and polish finish in future, I'm crap at paintwork--------do like the glass, stainless, hardwood, granite effect, especially in boats of any kind.
Having all sorts of trouble trying to cobble a plastic cockpit like the 7000 has, haven't got within a country mile of where I need to be yet.
Hand painting is not for me either, put a brush in my hand and I paint like I got Parkinson's, I must be the only man in the world who can get a ripple effect from a spray can. Same thing with the engraver, I shake like an "Aspen".
bought a bunch of engineering tools, some plate brass, a tin of centre drills as well as the Murano all for under £50, maybe my touch is coming back!

Someone wrote and asked what the " bottom of a baby's pram" looked like, answer is simple,
PISS AND BISCUIT CRUMBS !
Another week gone by on this roller coaster road of life, if Barnum could have bottled it he would have made more money than Bill Gates. Talk later. J.

[jackiewilson]

No Piccies tonight-------Looked at the White boats and didn't like what I saw, so took them back to mahogany and acacia-----now I do like.
Tried all the boats mounted on the Murano glass, think the 700 and the 7000 suit it best One on each piece. Take some phoggies. Tomorrow, you can tell me what you think.
Coming up to the final assembly of all five wings, a few mods, a final touch up and we're done.
Still got the walnut cut up, ready for shaping------may postpone it until later-----five wings in a row is as much as any man can do. don't usually procrastinate, this may be the exception.

See Lassie STROM is doing his one man show for OMC, even Willabee would be hard pushed to match his race photo/videos, most of its OMC------can't blame him for that, I never snapped a JONRUDE that I can remember!

Somebody posted a picture of a ROTORY ------IT was red and orange, Damned if I could find it again, couldn't find a way to download it. If anybody out there can send me the pick I would be grateful.

Think it's Tavares this weekend, hope you all have a great time, God willing I'll make the November meeting.. MYGGWY. J.

[Rotary John]

Jackie: Is this hat you want.?

[jackiewilson]

That will help a lot Johnno, think that's the motor I'm looking for on the boat, it's a view of the port side taken from the rear, detail was excellent.
That's the next project, so would like a few good piccies of it from all angles.

[CNC_Guy]

I remember that pic too, just can't place what thread it was in. Maybe it was on Lars' web site.
Dave

[jackiewilson]

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Dave, look close, I'm in there somewhere
Remember I told you That the mounting of a piece could either make or break it, here are a couple of shots of the wings on the Murano------amazing how different coloured boats look on glass.
Did an all black mount, but it should have a white, glass, or stainless back ground.
Finished the tenth and final gear case ! But at a price, cut straight through the nail to the bone with the cut off wheel on my right hand index finger, first time in many a long year I've had any sort of injury----true what they say-------"familiarity breeds contempt"

[CNC_Guy]

Looking good Jackie, indeed you are hiding in the piccies. That cut off wheel in the finger must have felt great.
Dave

[jackiewilson]

Looking good Jackie, indeed you are hiding in the piccies. That cut off wheel in the finger must have felt great.
Dave

Spent the night first holding the digit as high in the air as possible----then out sideways---there was no way it was ever going to be comfortable, got up and bathed it in cold water, turned the water red ( was expecting it to turn BLUE), took one of those 1,000 miles an hour aspirin tablets and finally dropped off to sleep. So, yes Dave it was a great feeling having a 2mm wheel plough its way down my finger.
If I'm brutally honest, I never should have removed the guard for ease of use, or used the angle grinder without safety gloves No fool like an old one----Familiarity?

On the last lap with the wings, four plus Rogers! Two white, 700 &7000, one all black, and one in mahogany and Acacia.
Remounted the 7000, took it out of the oven door, bent a length of half inch stainless round bar. Tapped it, now all I have to do is find a suitable base.!

Monday again, have high hopes of getting my licence back, daughter Sam went to the Saigon area for a month, back in work for three days, then off to Stuart for two weeks, hoping she is going to take a suitcase full of wings with her to Florida.

Anybody going to tell me what went on in Tavares this last weekend?