Hello hello hello, is there anybody out there? Just nod if you can read this, isnt everyone at home…. If anyone is reading after such a long hiatus, thank you and sorry about that. Welcome back to the Yikes blog.
The boat has been on the water 6 months now. Not much has changed on it except most tools and years of accumulated “stuff” has been removed. Luckily I got to spend a month tied up in the marina while my mooring was
On January 24 2018 at 6:03am and after 12 years, 3 months and 10 days Yikes, the project formally known as MahnaMahna finally hit the water. The truck arrived at about 4pm on Tuesday 23 Jan.It took them until about 10pm
The windows are in and sealed and went fairly smoothly. Thanks to the fact they were well formed to shape and to Terry. Fitting the larger windows is definitely not a one man job. And the black goop used to seal/adhere
That title should mean a lot of new hits. And possibly a cease and desist from Bill G. But seriously, I have finally got my windows and am close to fitting them. I made the molds from the outcut pieces with a 3mm mdf
The cat is out of the …..shed. The windows are not installed yet so for now the boat is out in the carpark covered in tarps to keep the rain out. It virtually hasnt rained for 3 months and the day we moved the
In this case it isn’t good news. Its not terrible news. Its just not good news. OK, its bad news, any update that doesnt include launch photos is now bad news. But some things have changed. But first a thank you
I got a call yesterday from Coach Daz (he is finishing a Schionning besides everything else he has on in his overachieving life! GO Daz) to say hi and check on my progress (besides being a top guy he is super
Yuge post. Its beautiful. Trust me, I have the best posts. But this is the yugest of posts. Joking aside, this is probably the second most important milestone with only launch day more exciting. And just like launch
….nothing but trouble. Oh, typo my bad, that’s damn hose. Using a 10 litre pressure pot with a gun on the end of 3 meter hoses, the boat has been sprayed in its now final (absolutely positively final) coat