metal work

welding & grinding in the pole barn fixed a snow blower for a friend, Travis spent three hours working with me very enjoyable he is in 10th grade will be 16 in March we still need to remove the head on his car & repair a few items, I am hoping his sweet equity put into the car will help him take care of the car & not abuse it like so many kids I see today, I beleive if you have to work on it you will remember all the work & money that is involved in the upkeep, cold here but reading all the sailing blogs keeps me going to work.

it is cold outside

I am ready for winter to end now at least it has stopped snowing for now. This is the backyard 12-12-10.

This says it all

"The distinguishing mark of a yachtsman is that he never, ever, accepts advice from another yachtsman. He has to learn for himself the hard way, by bitter experience, again and again. I think it’s probably Nature’s way of keeping the numbers down, so that the anchorages don’t get too crowded."

spring is closer it's Daytona

just watching the longest Daytona ever.

back to work

had a great visit to Patties house in Naples, we went fishing on 12-31-09 put in Ch0koloskee, FL 20.00 ramp fee wow! stop & did a quick visit with Ronni & Marv in South Carolina, got home 1-3-10 back to work on 1-4-10, back to the grind its cold here & snowy.

almost Christmas

we are going to the outlaws for dinner & Christmas with Brenda's aunt & uncle, working on the 540 in the pole barn, replacing timing chain guides the book says 23 hours it a big job if I sent it to a shop its about $2,400 I am doing it myself its $400.00 I am giving myself a present by saving some money.

at home

watchin the Gators, going to put a new radiator in the wifes car, wishing I was headed south along the icw :(