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Around the Boat in Eighty Tubes

By B.J. | Published May 12, 2009

The caulk application is now complete! This is a major milestone in the project, as we’re now able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. There is still a ton of sanding to be done and re-installation of hardware, but with the exception of fixing all the Read On..

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Status Report….

By B.J. | Published April 30, 2009

That I had to remove my Ace “Deluxe Wrist Stabilizer” in order to type this in less than two hours should give you some idea. This is actually the 4th wrist brace to date, I’ve destroyed two working on the teak. I keep one for sweating in while working on Read On..

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Pneumatic Babes & Teak Caulk

By B.J. | Published April 16, 2009

“Every one says I’m awfully pneumatic,” said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs. I have to admit that the first time I ever read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World I was a bit puzzled by the use of the word pneumatic. In his context it is used to refer with Read On..

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Team Teak!!

By B.J. | Published April 7, 2009

The Admiral busy squishing the air out of a seam of caulk. The family that “Teaks” together stays together. I suppose. When we lost all my help for this project, my wife and I decided that I needed all the help I can get. Maybe it was something about me Read On..

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The Best Laid Plans…

By B.J. | Published March 18, 2009

Must enjoy repetitive drudgery, bent backs, crossed eyes, long hours, lousy pay and awful black crud ingrained in your skin and under your finger nails. Disaster strikes…Jeff found a job. Dave was always a short term proposition since he had a job lined up after graduation, but Jeff and I Read On..

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Oh Boy! Another Teak Update

By B.J. | Published February 18, 2009

Hey, it’s what I’m working on and what is consuming my life from a boat work perspective. And it’s February and I already wrote about the damned ice. Self portrait of grit and determination as your humble author digs out more teak from the top of the dodger with the Read On..

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More About the Hideous Teak

By B.J. | Published January 28, 2009

I am absolutely certain that both of you are the edge of your seats to find out what exactly is happening with the teak decking. At last report, after much research, kvetching, whining, fer-actual bleeding (yes, that chisel really IS sharp), scraping, sanding, and quite a bit more whining I’d Read On..

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It could be a lot worse

By B.J. | Published March 13, 2008

Well, as proof of concepts go it was painful but worth while. I’ve almost finished my tiny little section of teak re-caulking. Two small panels on either side of the wheel in the cockpit and the driver’s seat were the targets. Easy to work on…and usually covered by cushions. Re-caulking Read On..

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Boat Projects from Hell, Part One of Many

By B.J. | Published February 13, 2008

Teak decks are lovely. Comfortable on the feet, good traction when wet. Pretty to look at when well kept. They are not fun to maintain. At some point I will start posting bits of the “Master Plan” for Evenstar over the next two years. It is a horrifying amount of Read On..

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