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Riley 
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 Topic: 1956 Collegian restorationPosted: Yesterday at 9:03pm |
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Beautiful, Alan!
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Hollywood
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Posted: Yesterday at 12:31pm |
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Eh, looks ok
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81nautique
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Posted: Yesterday at 11:25am |
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Should have added this when I updated the post the other day.
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You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails
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fanofccfan
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Posted: Yesterday at 8:56am |
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Very nice!
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Jonny Quest
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Posted: November-19-2024 at 4:42pm |
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Stunning work, my friend. I'm calling the Louvre in Paris to see if they have a spot open...
JQ
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81nautique
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Posted: November-19-2024 at 2:13pm |
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13 coats of the high build varnish and then a good sanding. Boat is leveling out nicely.
 Got the first coat of high gloss varnish on this morning and man is it looking good, until the dust settles into it anyway. I’m going to put on a couple more coats and then move on to mechanical work and also start building the seat frames and flooring. That will give the varnish a couple of months to harden and I’ll come back with a few finish coats in the spring .  |
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pjsmoreno
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Posted: November-06-2024 at 9:22am |
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Been wondering about this project. You’re doing a fabulous job!
Doing layers of varnish is an art and it shows! Looking forward in seeing her completed! |
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Kristof
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Posted: November-06-2024 at 4:35am |
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Awesome.
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- Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
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2001SAN
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Posted: November-06-2024 at 1:47am |
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Stunning! Wow.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing...
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81nautique
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Posted: November-05-2024 at 4:10pm |
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Been back working on the boat for a couple of weeks now. Got the rub rail built and installed then put four coats of varnish on. I’m using a high build varnish that can be recoated without sanding up to 72 hours between coats. That is really speeding up the initial stages of varnish. I’m going to put down 12 coats of the high build before switching over to conventionally high gloss.
Sanded after the first four, flattened out very nice and then put #5 down this morning. Very happy right now, the blond color is really getting rich. Engine has been sent off to the machine shop, hopefully get that back around the first of the year    |
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uk1979
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Posted: June-19-2024 at 9:41am |
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Speedy recovery Alan.. this boat will be even greater with
this extra pondering time. |
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Lets have a go
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fanofccfan
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Posted: June-19-2024 at 8:53am |
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Good wishes for your health.
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Kristof
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Posted: June-19-2024 at 2:59am |
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Good luck Alan and a good recovery!
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samudj01
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Posted: June-18-2024 at 9:30am |
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Great looking pics Alan. Good luck with the surgery and recovery. We will be looking forward to some great progress pics in the winter!
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63 Skier
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Posted: June-15-2024 at 1:41pm |
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Alan, thanks for sharing all that and best of luck with the surgery and recovery after. Make sure your surgeon is as good at what he/she does as you are at what you do!
 In all seriousness I'm glad you can look forward toward better times, modern medicine is amazing and I'm sure you'll be back at it sooner than you think. |
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81nautique
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Posted: June-14-2024 at 8:50pm |
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Kristof!! lol
Good news, bad news, good news I’m at a point where I’ll be happy to walk away from the boat for a while. I’ve been hustling to get the boat stained and sealed because I knew I was going to have to abandon it for several months and wanted to get it sealed up and protected from moisture. That goal has been achieved and I’m very happy with it. Bad news, my health problems have been consistent and nagging since last October including a week in the ICU recovering from a kidney infection. My kidneys are failing and I am at stage 3b kidney failure. Luckily I am scheduled for surgery on July 2nd that should rectify and possibly even reverse some of the damage. Not looking forward to the 3 to 6 month recovery but I am thrilled to be getting this miserable part of my life behind me. Unfortunately the procedure will have some lifetime physical limitations on me and I doubt I will ever ski aggressively again. My love for boats and the water will not change so I’ll have to become a better driver and I’ll get back to work on the boat as soon as I can. The other good news. 2 weeks from now will be the beginning of getting some normalcy back in our lives. I am determined to be back kicking ass as hard as I can as soon as I can. Until then you’ll have to get by with these last couple of progress photos. Thanks for the support in my ever consuming passion.    |
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Kristof
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Posted: June-12-2024 at 8:39am |
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You cannot drive that beauty on a lake... Imagine all the law suits from people straining their neck from turning around!
Or even car accidents from drivers gazing at her on the trailer instead of focusing on the road... My God, so much drama you are gonna cause in the future Alan!! Have mercy!  |
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Posted: June-02-2024 at 9:31pm |
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Just blows my mind the attention to detail !!
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Feels like I am hanging 10 but in reality - probably hanging 6.
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75 Tique
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Posted: June-02-2024 at 11:28am |
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Going to be another stunner
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Posted: June-02-2024 at 8:54am |
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Gorgeous and fast
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Posted: June-01-2024 at 5:37am |
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Wow!
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fanofccfan
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Posted: May-31-2024 at 9:02am |
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That looks amazing. Thanks for sharing the progress via pictures.
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63 Skier
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Posted: May-30-2024 at 9:53pm |
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Oh c'mon now. That just is too gorgeous with the contrasting colors.
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81nautique
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Posted: May-30-2024 at 6:13pm |
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Called in some help today from the Sunday Drive crew. Renee and Evan came up to help Dana and I get the boat stained. Got a few small touch ups to do as I missed a few scratches that the dark stain exposes but it came out pretty good. The blonde color is a little yellowish but will turn to more of a gold as we get varnish on it.
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81nautique
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Posted: May-26-2024 at 8:31pm |
LOL, the only thing that gets less use than that bike is my treadmill.
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Posted: May-26-2024 at 11:13am |
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She is beautiful.
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63 Skier
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Posted: May-25-2024 at 11:30am |
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The precision with every detail is so impressive! I'm noticing something not boat-related. I went back to look at some of the early posts on this boat, your discovery of expected issues and unexpected ones like the bottom being oil saturated. As I read and looked at pictures, I noticed the same bike with the same black drawstring bag hung high on the starboard wall. You need to take a break and go for a bike ride!
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81nautique
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Posted: May-25-2024 at 11:16am |
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After two days of finish sanding it is ready for bleach.
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81nautique
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Posted: May-15-2024 at 11:25am |
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Other than building the rubrail the woodworking phase is done. Taking a week off to visit the grandkids then back at it for final sanding.
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Posted: May-10-2024 at 8:44pm |
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That will be another masterpiece you have brought back to glory
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