Garage Works - 1/28/2024

It was stormy today - windy, but stormy.  The crew decided to pass on winging today.

So I spent some time going over the bike (I was actually pretty close to selling it, but all the signals are starting to go - age).  When this thing is clean,...

I didn't end up selling it.  And now I'm going to have to order some lights and install them.  I'll look for some LEDs - then I get to the point where I really shouldn't sell it...

At some point, I wanted to check the fit of the Evolution Cedrus Wind adapter for the F One Titan foot.

The Classic and Evolution adapters side by side.

Then I also carved out time to set up a template for the deck pad for No.34

I'm using the Octopus pads as a baseline.

And last, but not in chronological order, I sanded No.34 again.  And I placed a second top deck fill coat.  Then I sanded a few spots that needed attention, and even added yet a third spot fill.

It's totally worth the extra effort once it's all done, but sometimes I do wish I was less OCD.

Tomorrow I'll likely get in an after work session at Hickam (so I don't have to paddle into a headwind with breaking waves).  Then I'll carve out a little time to get the final rough sanding done (and maybe even the other grits - at this point the hard part/rough sanding is done).

Garage Works - 8/15

Late post.  Sunday was a pretty busy day.  La went to pick up Noe from the airport (she finished racing in Boston), and I stayed home since we had a contractor over to fix some drywall.  I took this opportunity to get more work into a few projects.  First up, I grinded down the bolt that I put through the tail end of this fuselage.

I went ahead and put a seal coat of epoxy on it also.

Next I went ahead and routed out the slots for the footstrap inserts (and epoxied them in).

And perhaps the biggest accomplishment, I adjusted the clutch cable tension on my motorcycle (just in time to commute today - which is Tuesday).

So I don't have to post on this separately, I also routed out the track reinforcement block hole, cut out the fiberglass underlay, and today I epoxied the block in place.  If I have time tonight, I'll put a seal coat on the bottom deck so I can route out the track slots and epoxy the tracks in (sometime before the weekend - which is when I want to glass the board).

Lacking Posts

Here's the reason for my lag on posts -

I was on my way home a couple of weeks ago and I lost my rear tire to a nail.  This experience has taught me a lot about my bike and given me new respect for mechanics (not that I didn't have any before - but now I have much more).  

Hopefully this ordeal is over soon and I can get back to doing more fun things - like building a hydrofoil for SUP and surfing!

New Commuter at the End of the Road

Our new house is 22.7 miles doorstep to parking garage from work. And it is through some of the most congested traffic known to mankind. I talked it over with La and to get through the commute, I got a new bike. I picked it up on Saturday afternoon and took it for a long ride to get the feel for it. This is the end of the paved road below Kaena Point. There is an unpaved road that keeps going and even at the start it is muddy and full of ruts. I figured I should at least break in the bike properly before hitting a road like this ;) What a wonderful bike!!! With the speed limit on island being no more than 55mph, you really don't need more bike than this. The seat is a little stiff, but that should change after some break in. I know this isn't amphibious, but there is a beach in the first picture. I made the commute in to work on the bike this morning and it is way nicer riding in the HOV zipper lane than fighting traffic in the main lanes. I'll be varying the times I come in this week to see what works best. I left at 5 am this morning because I had some work that needed to get done and the surface roads feeding into the freeway were jammed. It'll be fun figuring out the commute patterns - especially on an upright, standard bike.