Not much happening here. And I have little to report. But nevertheless here we are. Is anyone still reading? I dont expect there would be many left. To those that are still here I guess you are probably sick of reading me apologise for lack of posting, but I really dont know what to post […]
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. A shout out to David, who, after not seeing any updates reached out. I also […]
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 dropped. I promised myself a break and Jo more of my time […]
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 to have the boat secure on the trailer. The stern needed to be elevated […]
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 the windows finds a way to stick to anything it touches and many it […]
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 face attached to make the molds 100mm oversize all around, then […]
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 boat out it rained for 3 days solid. The reason for […]
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 and apology. The apology is for the delay in updating this blog. Its a […]
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 encouraging) since paint went on. Progress is ok, not great but not snail pace […]
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 day, if you set a date to paint then there is a looming deadline for weeks and […]
