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| Refit Blog #9 - And the Mess Goes ON. . . . |
11/25/2013 |
 Starr Refit Blog #9 – Week 9
Week of November18-22 – And The Mess Goes on. . . .
We have finished installing the new Technicold air handlers. Yay!
Installing the sixth and last air handler
Dave Schmidt, happy to be moving on to the next challenge
I’m removing what seems like miles of unused ... More> |
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| Refit Blog #8 - The "Boatyard Blues" |
11/25/2013 |
 Starr Refit Blog #8 – Week 8
Week of November 11-15 – I have the “Boat Yard Blues”
We are at a stage where things are moving more slowly. Right now everything is all torn up, and
the interior and exterior of Starr are a real mess. It's just the way it goes and I have the Boatyard Blues".
I am ... More> |
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| Refit Blog #7 - My Continuing Education in Ballard |
11/11/2013 |
 Weeks 6 & 7 - Weeks of October 28 to November 8 – My continuing education in Ballard
Meet the experts who are my teachers:
I feel very fortunate to be working in Ballard with some of America’s best maritime craftsmen. Every day that I’m working on Starr, I feel like I’m in a classroom learning ... More> |
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| Refit Blog #6 - It's Been Another Productive Week |
10/28/2013 |
 Week 5 - October 21-26, 2013
Below is some of what we accomplished this week:
Dana Lebo and Bill Kennedy, owners of All Points Marine (APM), along with their crew made good progress on the glassing of the top deck extension.
The top deck form that Randy and I built was PVA primed, waxed and then ... More> |
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| Starr Refit Blog #5-Commuting to Work |
10/27/2013 |
 Starr Refit Blog #5 - Commuting to work on Starr
October 25, 2013
Ballard is, in my completely biased opinion, the Center of the Maritime Universe.
I’ve been commuting to work across the 550 ft. wide Ballard Ship Canal. The canal is named the Lake Washington Ship Canal on the NOAH charts, but what ... More> |
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