more photos...

[paladin]

Brother arrived this morning....with a box of photos that had my tri sitting at the Saigon Yachitt klub...plus a bunch more.....I thought all was lost.....now gotta get scanner running...and more notes, letters etc that I had written while sailing...gawd...I had forgotten a lotta stuff....

[Concordia...41]

Well be waiting .... tap .... tap ..... tap.... ;)

[Paul Pless]

tease:D
we wanna see the new boat drawings too:)

[capt jake]

Well be waiting .... tap .... tap ..... tap.... ;)
tap.....tap....tapity taptap.....ta ...tap.... :D

[Ken Hutchins]

Chuck, I think they are picking on you.:)

[nedL]

Maybe they are picking on Chuck, ................ Now about those pictures, WE'RE WAITING... :D

[htom]

Picking would be talking about his book?

[Hwyl]

Time to extract the digit

[capt jake]

tip tip tippity tap. tappity tip.... my fingers are starting to hurt. tapity tip tippity tap tap tap

[Concordia...41]

drip............drip.............drip.......

[sound of blood dripping from what's left of fingers after tapping them down to stubs :p ]

[paladin]

awright aready.....finished the last belaying pin a while ago...made some coffee.......now...I'll think about putting the scanner rig back together....but then it's to the wheel spokes......

[Hughman]

tapitty drip...drip...tap...tap....[slurp!] tap...tap...

[katiedobe]

Tap...tap...tap...

[Ed Harrow]

Y'all ought to have him live with you for a week. ;-)

[capt jake]

Annnnnddddd?????

[mmd]

This is a typical case of false advertising - the thread title says "photos" and nary a one in the durned thing!

<mutter, grumble, harumph...wink>

[capt jake]

Maybe they were deleted because of copyright infringement? LOL :)

[paladin]

maybe I just got the computer fixed and it's still in the back seat of the car......wanna come over and lift it fer me and take it to the big table downstairs...everything else works now....couldn't access the cd drives after the big blow here.....and night before last both satellite dishes left AGAIN.....I'm thinking of moving to a hole in the mountains...:D

[capt jake]

"We're sorry, due to techinical difficulties, our regularly scheduled program has been postponed until Chuck get's his computer out of the car."
:D :D

[paladin]

PLUS....I'm freezing my fanny off.....the water is to the bottom of the piers at the boatyard, and taking dawg fer a walk ain't fun...she has a fur coat and my cold weather gear is packed.....

[JimD]

His ass is cold. Some excuse.

[paladin]

...and I'm on blood thinners.....:D

[clancy]

...and I'm on blood thinners.....:D

I'm on blood thinners too. They come in handy as an excuse don't they?

[paladin]

only when you're freezing your fanny off.....no matter what temp ya got set on the thermostat....and a cold wind outside cuts right through ya.....I spent a lot of time stomping around the Arctic...and Gawd...I dunno wanna even think about it now....In my old and creaky years I want a warm bed and hot showers......ice in your beard is for the "kids"...

[capt jake]

Hang in there Chuck. The suspense is causing the 'views' to go up daily. ;)

[paladin]

I have some slave labor coming tomorrow morning to help with some things....I'll probably either add the photos or start a new thread for them and add a few at a time.....When I was divorced 30 years ago most of my stuff "disappeared" overnight...only with the arrival of my mom's stuff did I find some duplicates...and stuff I had forgotten.

[capt jake]

When I was divorced 30 years ago most of my stuff "disappeared" overnight...only with the arrival of my mom's stuff did I find some duplicates...and stuff I had forgotten.

That's gotta be pretty neat. I know just recently I have been finding photos of the kids that were 'lost' in the divorce. :)

[Nemo]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c43/nemo_cptn/postpics2ld-1.gif

[Concordia...41]

Is it just me, or have we been had?

Maybe an early April Fools... ??? :( ;)

[capt jake]

I guess we have been had!:eek: I am so gullable.:rolleyes:

[paladin]

I gots to find a sweet thing to rub my back and bring me fresh coffee...

[capt jake]

http://lastnightdiy.org/gallery/images/fat%20lady%20sings.jpg

[Stiletto]

An ample woman indeed!:D

[Concordia...41]

:D

This is certainly turning into a case of "be careful what you ask for".... ;)

[htom]

tap tap tap

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

Let us start at the beginning
http://www.doynton.demon.co.uk/ftimages/orielwindow.jpg

[Ian Marchuk]

Tappity , tap , tap......yawn .... blink, snore , .................
What is more difficult : watching paint dry , grass grow , or waiting
for Chuck's pics....... I donno , hope I didn't miss anything whilst
napping.... blink , yawn , stretch

[paladin]

more bad news...got computer back early this morning...hauled it downstairs and hooked it up...dammitt....lo and behold it still doesn't recognize the cd drive.....this is wearing thin....

[Paul Pless]

Maybe we should just forward Chuck our snailmail addresses and he could send hardcopies to us. Probably be quicker that way.:D

[paladin]

Probably.....I am on my way back to Upper Marlboro....a long drive for me...to see the weenie that "FIXED" my other computer...

[paladin]

awlright....project Rribbitt....these are what I can get outta the computer after the scanning op.....but also keyboard is kaput so I gotta post these and go get a new keyboard and continue the download/scans....

First.....the new project.....for some years I have been in love with Jay Benford's little 14 foot tug, Grivit.....
[http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p8cbc6873dd6969ec68d046b1eb1b0904/ec921f6c.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p6b0c03b6759659ad89ae11999b0351a4/ec921f4e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p1d589f75c8b44807879060a7d23981d0/ec921af1.jpg

So I took the basic Idea....and did a 12.5 foot beam, 25 foot long, by 3.5 foot draft of lines for the main hull.....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p027e9ebb7146b7083714bfa65c1fbac5/ec921bad.jpg

and to date I have drawn out the 27 foot version, 29 foot and 32 foot version of the hull. Proportionally the house appears a little lower with the aft cabin higher than the (proportionally) 14 foot version. This will allow a queen size berth forward, a nice size head/shower, hanging lockers etc......the wheelhouse will be 6 feet front to back, and the aft cabin with galley, settees etc will be 11 feet by 9.5 feet...with room on the top for a inflateble when cruising...a 40 hp diesel and lotsa fuel. Calculations show about 14 hp for hull speed with a 21 inch prop, left over power for reefer pump and alternator..room for two or three 8D batteries.....very comfortable for her size........about 15000 lbs.

[paladin]

Next...a couple of photos of my Thai boatbuilding team, chief carpenter, mechanic and jack of all trades.....we had just finished a little Glen-L strip planked 11 foot sailing dink and started on the 31 Searunner....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p2ee6ebeaa67cf07bdc57cb190aa5f5a4/ec921af0.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/pd37a487c4c7297200195bace4a411638/ec921b89.jpg

[paladin]

and last, but absolutely not least....
Sweet Thing at our house in Thailand.....
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p5ca0661879ba57c784ecb82bfc4a275a/ec922024.jpg

and with a "neighbor"....The one that disappeared one dark night when Sasha "took a walk"....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/pa3d8a059b5495670e3722b1a118d2426/ec922027.jpg

and for those folks that are unaware of my little Puddy Tat, Sasha...here she is with "Mommy"

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/pc2227ea9f0dec65b561cd90c4d624ebb/ec8f8b1a.jpg


and a couple of picks of my favorite bikini girl on the beach in the Seychelles....just above her head you can see the boat...looks like it was on the beach but it's a couple hundred yards offshore...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/pac9cb41987d78dbb43f9c3d66926abc9/ec922028.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/pdfda6c87819b4f50fccc04143d810189/ec922025.jpg

[capt jake]

Well, you came through after all!!! It was worth the wait! ;) So, you design and have boats built overseas? I am confused. Maybe a little history here??

[paladin]

Naw Jake...he was it.....the entire team.....when I worked in S.E.A. I lived in Thailand and had a house also in the Philippines (shop at Manila International) and a "condo" (one entire floor of a hotel) in Vietnam to service the contracts and tours....90 days at a time in 'Nam and longer in Thailand...so I also got involved in building most all my boats there. Labor (then) was 8 cents an hour for an 8 hour work day.....my housegirls got about 4 bucks a month....but I generally paid considerably more for the work, much to the consternation of my neighbors.

[Concordia...41]

and with a "neighbor"....The one that disappeared one dark night when Sasha "took a walk"....


It might appear that your neighbors had a little bit to be 'conserned' about ;)

Seriously, thanks for taking the time and great effort to post the pictures, and I'm looking forward to seeing more.

Cheers!
-M