This is a blog of our projects and journeys leading up to and after our departure from the idea of living the dream to actually living the dream. Dirk and Nancy along with Butters will soon go in search of beautiful beaches,& sunsets in the Bahamas then into the Caribbean.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Up date on floor project
Well I'm guessing you would have to laugh as not to cry. Although I did cry when I saw the mess my husband created below. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited about getting the new floor installed but I can tell you I would never want to do this again. Ever hear the term "what were they thinking?" My thoughts exactly. I had my suggestions and ideas on "the best way" and so did Dirk. And since Dirk is the one that was actually doing this part of the floor project he won. But I know I will have my say when it comes to the varnishing. But as you can see from the photo the new floor was taken down and fit into the boat. They were cut a little on the bigger side so that Dirk could take a bit off here and there to get a nice snug fit. What looks to be an explosion of flour is actually very fine sawdust from him sanding the pieces to fit. I was banished to the cockpit for the day so that Dirk could be left in peace to do his work. I think my overly watchful eye was getting old. So I finely admitted defeat and headed to the cockpit for a day of reading and enjoying the bit of cooler weather that we had. I say cooler, it was about 85 which is cooler than its been during the day in a long time. Sunday Dirk spent the day re-bedding some deck hardware and I spent the day.....you guessed it, cleaning. So the floor is now cut and ready to be epoxied on the bottom and sides. Once that is done then I start the never ending coats of varnish. Whooohooo, I am finally seeing an end to this project. Next major project on our list is to replace the salon windows. As you can see they have more silicone then some women. I'm surprised they aren't leaking more then they do. Only during very heavy rains do we get any water, and then its only a few drops here and there. We are replacing them with a material called Lexan. Its suppose to be a lot more durable. This way we only have to do it once. I will let you know when this project get started. Lets see if we all survive the floor first.
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O'Day 40 Year 1988 LOA 39'7" LWL 33'6" Beam 12' 71/2" Draft 4' 11" Displacement 18,500 lbs Water 107 gallons Fuel 42 gallons Engine Westerbeke 46 HP
About Us
Dirk was born and raised in Hamburg Germany. He moved to the states when he was seventeen and a couple years later joined the Army. His 23 years in the military took him all over the world to many a location. In January of 2007 he retired and is now an instructor of blackhawk systems at Fort Rucker Alabama. As for myself, I was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in the small town of Natchitoches Louisiana. I spent most of my time in and around photography. Starting off in small 1 hour labs printing, working as an assistant for photographers, and finally found myself as a photographic retouch artist. In June we moved aboard and began prepping Tybee Time for our eventual departure. November 2, 2009 we will began our travels down the west coast of Florida. From there we plan to head to the Bahamas, eventually finding our way heading down south to the Caribbean. We will be bringing Butters our cat with us on the journey as crew.
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