“Barbie Doll Flesh”
Did you pull that phrase from the ‘movie’ ?
We need to see the doors after a couple years of ‘workshop shenanigans’ !!
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DavidR8's shop shenanigans
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Did you pull that phrase from the ‘movie’ ?
We need to see the doors after a couple years of ‘workshop shenanigans’ !!
Finally in the home stretch.
Second garage door is painted after wrestling with realigning it due to some unknown event that whacked it out of shape.
Got the last of the lights in tonight and started dealing with the footing for the post. Still need to do attic lights though that should be quick.
After that, paint the floor and move stuff back in.
In the in between time I bought a new-to-me truck, a 2008 Ford F150, 4.6L XLT 4x4 as I needed more towing capacity than my Canyon had.
Why did I need more towing capacity?
Cause this needs hauling home.
Second garage door is painted after wrestling with realigning it due to some unknown event that whacked it out of shape.
Got the last of the lights in tonight and started dealing with the footing for the post. Still need to do attic lights though that should be quick.
After that, paint the floor and move stuff back in.
In the in between time I bought a new-to-me truck, a 2008 Ford F150, 4.6L XLT 4x4 as I needed more towing capacity than my Canyon had.
Why did I need more towing capacity?
Cause this needs hauling home.
Why a full size pickup truck? You could practically tow that little bath tub with a motorcycle!
My son dragged a 30ft Doral Cabin Cruiser home behind a Ram 1500.
Doggggboy
Ultra Member
Putting all that lathe flipping money to good use.
The combined weight of the boat and trailer is 4200 pounds.
My Canyon had a maximum towing capacity of 3200 pounds. It was also two wheel drive which is pretty sketchy on a slippery boat ramp.
DPittman
Ultra Member
The truck appear to be rust free....must be nice to have that selection of west coast rust free vehicles to choose from.
There's a tiny bit of surface rust on the driver's side lower rear fender but other than that it's rust free. Not bad for a 16 year old vehicle.
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Doggggboy
Ultra Member
Legally?
I have a Sept 29 deadline to get the boat over here so I'm chomping at the bit to get the largest part of the floor painted.So when have you had time to go truck shopping???? You're supposed to working on the shop.
Priorities man,,,,,,, were are your priorities,,, LOL
The shop is looking good though.
I'm going to one part epoxy. I'm never going to park a vehicle inside so I think it will do. Plus it's easy to touch up.
Boat is just over in Gordon Head. Maybe 20 mins away. I just don't have anywhere to put it at the moment because of the shipping container in the driveway.
So once I get the floor painted I can empty the container and have it moved out.
Believe it or not. Yes. He got a special permit to do it.
Doesn't matter though. I was mostly poking fun at @DavidR8.
Some people will tell their CFO damn near anything to get a new truck. Let alone a 4x4 gas guzzler...... At least the boat doesn't need fuel.....
Don't worry sweety, I got a sail boat that doesn't use fuel. That will more than pay for the fuel the new truck needs.....
Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Nice boat. I don't know why, but I've always wanted to learn to sail. But at this point if I brought another boat home, it better be big enough for me to live on....by myself.....
I work from home so have zero commuting costs. Last year I put less then 6000 kms on my truck. I averaged less than 6400 kms a year on my 2011 Canyon. Not terribly worried about the gas mileage
I've been sailing since I was in high school. Learned on sailboards, raced small keel boats and dinghys. My last boat was a 34 ft Crown 34 built in Vancouver. Displaced 10,500 lbs but was a fast boat.
In the 2006 Round SaltSpring Race we saw 8.7 knots on the knotmeter in a 35 knot blow.
If you have an opportunity to learn go for it. It's a lot of fun.
Hope you got your 10%, under 10k discount from ICBCI work from home so have zero commuting costs. Last year I put less then 6000 kms on my truck. I averaged less than 6400 kms a year on my 2011 Canyon. Not terribly worried about the gas mileage
I sure did!