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Missouri Update

Posted Sat, 03/06/2010 - 14:31 by Charles

So, I was able to get my hands on some plastic sealant (similar to tool-dip) today and re-sealed the interior and internal mount points on Missouri. This should prevent the cat from smelling residue of previous marking. Also, I'm working up a carrier/storage box similar to what Gniesenau had. That way, I can safely store the boat without worying about the cat once again getting access and "marking" the boat as his. Once this all dries, I'll resume working on the electrical refit.

Initial Framing of CAD model of Oiler

Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 21:10 by Charles

So, I finally got some progress worth showing again on the Oiler. you can see in this picture

Oiler Initial Framing

Snowpocalypse Now: Time For A Donner Party

Posted Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:35 by Charles

So, we had a bunch of snow this past weekend. A great opportunity to stay home and work on the boats, right?

Well, seems that I didn't have as much time to do so as I had hoped. After racking up 26" of snow (on top of 6" from the previous two cycles of storms on Tuesday and the Saturday before), we were in a horrid race to clear the plow berm before it froze into a solid block of ice which would entomb us for weeks.

Bad Plumbing

Posted Thu, 01/21/2010 - 19:36 by Charles

I got to work on the CO2 plumbing on Missouri this week. I am happy to report that it is back to the same functional level that it was prior to last year's catastrophe. Unfortunately, after working to lubricate the forward magazine plungers, I have determined that the original CO2 layout will need to be changed. I do not (currently) have the parts to make those changes (They are with the pending Group Order). Once I have those in hand, I should be able to get the guns firing at full pressure.

Oiler CAD Model

Posted Sun, 01/17/2010 - 12:06 by Charles

Oilier CAD ModelI figure I should let folks know what I've been up to, and how far I've gotten on the Oiler conversion to CAD plans. I started with the line drawings, and plotted the provided hull contours. Placing them into a 3-d space according to the 2-d plans, I was able to generate a full hull form (a mesh, for those who know 3d modeling and CAD). From that, I am going to generate actual ribs.