Harry Krause wrote:
Don White wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:

Don White wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:41:32 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
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Please put it 'over there'. I've not seen it.

I'd rather not publicly post it. As goofy as she is, it would
really be a low blow.


Would you be willing to email it to me? I promise, publicly in front
of God and everybody else, that I won't do anything but look at it and
then delete it.

I've heard about it, I'd really like to see it.


You guys talkin' about Karen's monster Taipan diesel outboard?
I believe there's a boat picture in the newsgroup database.



That's the duotone model, right? White and Rust? With the beginning
apprentice welding?



That's it. Karen's pride & joy.



My late father taught me some basics of welding, and I informally
apprenticed with a union (night classes) to learn more. About 15 years
ago, I actually passed a journeyman's exam for light construction
welding techniques (rebar and the like), and then in Florida, I talked
one of the local unions there into letting me into some pipe welding
classes. These "future" steamfitters were training for shipbuilding,
nuke plant refurbishing, and for chemical plant lab welding, techniques
that require many years to perfect, and beyond my abilities. But when I
saw the sloppy work on Smith's kitbashed "diesel outboard," I knew she
was a fraud. No journeyman would let a piece of work that looked like
that out of his shop.

Probably like a lot of 'weekend warriors'.
You should see my 2nd floor bathroom right now. I've got plaster and
gyproc mixed together and am trying to skim coat/crack fill to make it
look half decent. Next comes the tiling. 6" tiles on the walls up to
the 3 foot level and 12" tiles on the floor.
The 3 piece tub/shower unit is already in place and working... so after
the tiles comes the toilet & pedestal sink. We're replacing all the
lighting and upgrading the bathroom exhaust fan from a 53 cubic feet per
min. to at least a 90 or a 110. Last will be new cabinet units to
replace a dingy closet with a 2' wide door. Can't wait....sure is
sweaty, dirty work for this time of year.