How do ya build baby moon hubcaps???

Ok, I got to take me a minute or two to write something. I been a busy man ya know....an' somebody may be interested in what I'm do'n.

Yesterdays appointment. It went well. Fill out a gazillion papers an' go sit in the doctors office....wait'n. It weren't a long wait an' in come the doctor assistant. He say "howdy, what the hell you here for"? Well, not them exact words, but they sound good. Check all my stuff, blood pressure, temp.....that kind of stuff. Starts lay'n out needles, big ol' knifes, bandage materials....needle an' thread.....some welder gloves an' a band aid. Then the doc come in. Look at the thing on my shoulder..."hain't nuttin to it". Do you take any blood thinner medications. "Yup I do, up to 2000mg of aspirin some days". My minor surgery has been postponed due to the fack I could bleed slap to death. October 19th. 20 minute procedure.

Yesterday an' again today, I ain't had to take my normal dose of them aspirins. Back feel pretty dad gum good for a change. That all I got to say bout that.

Busy busy busy. I'm gonna build a custom boat trailer. I'm gonna say custom 'cause I have to make it fit my Chris Craft boat.....what is longer than this one.

Ain't that one snazzy look'n trailer? Posted xtra large so's you can see the beauty of it.

I went to Hobby Lobby to look for other parts. I fount me some exact size wooden wheels. Then I went an' pick out some wooden sticks to build the trailer framework. I'm think'n it's bout the right size. Some measurements was made an' I start glue'n them sticks together. Damn, it looks just like a boat trailer.

 Ha ha, posted this size so's you cain't see the mistakes. Yes, there are 2. The wheels an' tires will be painted exactly like the photos above. Anybody know how to make mini "baby moons"?

Ok, one more photo without the boat.

Work on the boat has been put on hold until the humidity an' temps are back to "apply epoxy resin" conditions. Weather has been terrible in Georgia for build'n a boat....rain an' too chilly (lower 70's, 80+ humidity). Every freak'n day.

Doctors an' more doctors.....Grrrrrrrr..

Well I want you lookie here....I'm off to another doctor appointment. This shit is get'n old.
This appointment is with a surgeon...or something like that. To remove a growth on my left shoulder....or somewheres back there. It's not a health issue, but it does cause me some discomfort from time to time. "That" doctor say he think it's a ingrowed hair. Ok....I don't have hair on my back. Next!!!

Can hardly wait to see my back doctor again. An' get me a shot down there in the S1. Maybe that will help me feel a bit better. But....I have my doubts. Ya see, bout 2 month ago I was shot in that S1 an' it didn't help my hip pain at all. By the way, this is the doc what walked out on me 'cause he got pissed when I tell him where I hurt an' he say I don't hurt there.

Since them 2 visits to the chiropractor, I got me a brand spank'n new pain in my lower back. But I still ain't gonna blame him. It's got to be from something I ate.....ha ha ha.

Oh oh!!! The great big propane tank can not be filled. Too freak'n old. The second 10 gallon (8 gal) tank has been filled. I can purchase a 100 pound bottle what will hold 19 gallons from Home Depot. Once it get cold...upper 30's an' lower 40's, 19 gallons will last me (Mr Heater) right at 3 weeks with the help of a couple electric heaters. Too bad I cain't find me a propane place that will come to "da house" an' fill my needs....my 32 gallon house tank, the 100 pound tank an' the 2 10 gallon tanks. Top off the 2 1/2 gallon Weber grill tank.

Now let me tell ya something really really weird. My insurance company. I needed to make a payment. So's I clickity click. Enter my name an' all that stuff. Make my payment. Then I try to get back to my insurance to email me my insurance card. Name not in system....what the hell??? But I did receive a email confirmation that payment has been received. Go figger!!! Gonna have to make a phone call an' do me some ass chew'n....git this shit straighten out.

Ok...time to go.....see ya laters.

Happy birthday Billy Bob......yeee haa, I made 74

Oh my God, you don't even want to hear what I did to that boat. Ha ha, but I'm gonna tell ya anyhows.

But first.....I made it.  I've had my doubts along the way this last year, if'n it was possible or not. But guess what....the old Billy Bob just completed 73 years walk'n barefooted upon solid ground, not so solid ground, water an' a bit of quicksand. I been through forests full of big ol' trees, go through brier bushes full of big ol' needle stickers, climbed mountains where man has never trudged, waded streams an' rivers chin deep, trudged across burning desert sands with only a half pint of water....an' I never flinched once. That ain't quite a accurate description, but it ain't off by a whole lot in a few instances. Seasonings, spices an' herbs ya know.

As I sit here an' look back on my life, I git to think'n...."Billy Bob, you should have been dead years ago some the stuff you done". Or....."Billy Bob, you had a rather excit'n life". Well, it weren't ALL excit'n....I had my share of bad times too. But we don't talk much bout them times.....bad memories.

My blog, up to this point, has been a recap of my life. Mostly the good times an' weird shit I done as a younger adventurer. I wrote many many stories of them events. An' as I was writ'n 'em, I relived them events. There are times, like when I'm root'n round in the dump (depressed), I'll go back in my blog an' relive them events again. There ain't a whole lot of my life what I ain't wrote about....other than the bad times. It was a good 73 years. Pick'n up smoke butts off'n the streets, beg'n a neighbor for a tater, a pet chicken turn into a pot of soup, skeeters as big as horse flies, cain't swim an' almost drown....yup, I had me a good life.

Speak'n of good life, that doctor I was talk'n bout that I ain't never gonna see again...well, I have me 2 appointments. One the stomach doctor an' the other to remove a growth thingy on my back....ingrowed hair or something like that.

Still ain't decided what to do bout the "billy jeep". State inspection is due in January....registration due in February. To place the Jeep in my sons name will cost almost $400 an' the insurance will increase. It would be much cheaper for me to take a bout 700 mile ride down the road a piece to Texas an' get the sucker inspected myself. Decisions decisions.

Ok, here's what you all been wait'n to hear. I screw up on the boat build'n project again....two times. Ya see, when ya put epoxy resin on something, the weather has to comply to the rules. Hot an' low humidity. Well, I didn't even give that a thought when I applied a coat of resin in 70 degree weather. It curdled just like cottage cheese.....orange peeled. Had to sand all that shit off.
So's I builded a heated spray booth. Installed a heater an' applied a coat of resin to the same side again. It curtled...orange peeled. Hmmmmm, what's the humidity outside? 80+%. For the next 3 days we will have rain an' low temps. No resin will be applied.

A trip is planned for this afternoon. Me an' "yo mama" is go'n to Douglasville. That's where Ace hardware is at. I need me some Colonial Red paint for the seat repairs an' the engine compartment. I also need me a piece of 7/32 brass tubing for the shaft stuffing box.....sailor talk.  Motor, brass prop an' piano hinge has been shipped from Dumas in Arizona.

Now, for anybody attempting to build a 1949 Chris Craft Runabout Racer, take heed. Are ya listen'n JB? This project is expensive. I'm up to right at close to $500 smackers as of today. The radio gear has NOT been ordered yet. At least one or two more cans of urethane spray will be needed....at $10 a can. The spray does a much better job than brushed on polyurethane. No bubbles an' much less sand'n. Depend'n on the surface quality you want. I'm go'n for mirror finish. Ha....only to sit on my desktop an' draw dust an' dirt. Did you know, flies shit on model boats. Bastards!!!

Well, I rekon that's it for another excit'n day. Maybe next post I'll have something to bring a smile to yer faces.     

Nuttin much today....this sucks

Well....here I am again....dag nab it. Today's post will contain NO photos of that boat. It looks the same today as it did a couple days ago...'cause I didn't work on it....'cause I didn't want to. But don't be jump'n up an' down 'cause I ain't got nuttin to say bout that boat.....I will shortly.

In fact, I got something to say bout it right now while I'm think'n bout it. The motor has been ordered. Along with some mini piano hinge for the engine compartment 2 piece hatch. In the kit, I received a POS plastic propeller (prop). That won't do, so's I ordered a 3 blade 1 inches brass propeller (prop). This boat will go a hunnert mile a hour with these hi dollar parts...or I'll eat me up a big ol' balony an' mater sammich.

I didn't mention that Robert has returned to work last week. He's a union (yuk) electrician, so he make boo-koos the $$$$$$. Work'n at a power plant shut down not far from "da house". They do that every year....maintenance or something like that. This leaves me with Yo Mama an' HIL Harry to look after me during the day. Do a pretty darn good job too.

Still no word from the doctors office I was referred to for my stomach issues. I don't like no water hose poked down my throat (endoscopy), but if'n that's what it takes to fix stuff, I'll do it. Damn, another one them big ass needles stuck in my hand. Just "when"?....I don't know.

If'n I goes out to the shed, I'll take a couple pics, an' post 'em' of the finished steer'n wheel, the Igloo cooler an' the almost finished trolling motor I builded. You'll be proud when ya see "em.
Hold on, I'll be right back.....

"Shoot Billy Bob, when you take pics, you take pics". 

Nuttin new here....next!!!

Ok, here it is Sunday evening....."where the hell you been Billy Bob????

Well, ya see, it's like this....since I been post'n the building of my remote control boat, my blog is fall'n slap down. I don't know what to post no more. All I got at this time is my health issues an' build'n a boat.

Speak'n of health issues, today was the third day in a roll where...."you ain't gonna be on yer feet today Billy Bob". Can I blame it on the chiroquacker, or is it just that I'm a few days older an' gonna hurt more?
My Walmart trip was put off for the second day....an' I ain't got nuttin to eat. Poor Leonard is starv'n slap to death. Oh, did I mention, Leonard is on a diet again. He went through a 6 pounds bag of cat food in lickity split......bout 10 days. (I let him eat as much as he wanted from the open bag) My guess today, he weighs right at 8 pounds.....or more. He gonna be a big cat. 

I been do'n great on the smokes. Had me a couple 7 1/2 days an' a 6 1/2 yesterday. But....today I splurged while work'n on the boat. While sand'n an' apply'n resin, I smoked 4 for the afternoon....just lighted up #8 for the day. Looks like it's gonna be a 10 smoke day.

I don't know why, but I been think'n "road time". You don't know what it's like to be stuck somewheres an' can only think. I've all but give slap up on get'n my back repaired. All this time see'n doctors an' I ain't no better than I was a year ago. I have good days an' I have bad days....but the pain never ceases.

My last visit to "that other" general practitioner, I'm think'n I won't be see'n him no more. I had to remind him why I went to him in the first place. An' he still ain't gonna do nuttin. Well wait a minute, he DID refer me to a stomach doctor. They gonna do a endoscopy to see why I have so much stomach problems.

Now let's talk bout that boat. My God, where is all these screw ups com'n from? As of today, most screw ups have been repaired. If'n I ever build another plank on frame boat, all them planks is gonna be glued down extra special. Loose planks are a no no.
As of today, I have 4 coats of epoxy resin smeared on the boat. Holy cows, it looks wonderful.

Botton has been fiberglassed an' 2 thin coats of resin.

 4th coat of resin....look at that shine.

This would pass as a shiny boat......but, another sanding an' a thin coat of resin required before apply'n the finish coats of polyurathane. Probly bout 4 to 6 coats.....each sanded wih 600 grit.

 See them tiny little hole look'n things....next time you won't see 'em.

Remember that steer wheel I was tell'n ya bout? Well, it's finished. But....I drop it on the floor an' mess up the paint job...what I fixed. Now where the hell is the pic???? Next post.

The seats are finished.....but, I can see wood grain. I'm out of red paint. I need help!!!

Posted extra large so's you can see what I'm talk'n bout....wood grain.

Oh wait, I almost forgit. Me, Robert an' HIL Harry was talk'n bout classic Chris Craft boats. "Let's go fish'n daddy". Ha, I got to think'n bout that, what would people say if'n we was to take a classic boat like this fish'n...troll'n motor, Igloo ice chest, camp'n chair on the front deck......rod holders. Well, the old Billy Bob has started construction on the ice chest....looks just like the real thing. Trolling motor is next. Pics later.....

Yesterday sucked....damn!!!

Yesterday was another one them days,....nuttin went right.

First thing to happen, I got up late. Was put'n my coffee grinds in my Mr Coffee, an' pooof, just like that, the grinds was lay'n on the floor. Dogs an' cats don't eat coffee grinds, so's it was up to me to clean up the mess. Then I forget to push the freak'n brew button.

I sit back sip'n on a fresh cup of [this] close to nasty brew, in a feeble attempt to get that other eye open all the ways. Morn'ns are tuff at the old Billy Bob's house. You would have to be here to know what I'm talk'n bout. Anyhows, I got this pain in my back....damn, I need this fixed.

While sit'n out on the deck gabber jaw'n an' sip'n up a few cups with "yo mama", I looks at the mater plants. I had decided a couple weeks ago that they were destined for the dumpster, so they were weened off of fresh daily water. There's half a bag of maters on them bushes.....what I give to "yo mama". Well shit, there's bout 15 new maters on the vines. I give them a drink of water. What the hell, I was think'n they was dead.

After a bit, it was time to go visit the chiropractor. "Yo Mama" skeer hell out me driv'n the "billy jeep" the short 10 miles. Went through the routine with the doc. He try'n to get me to say "Oh I feel so much better since you work on me". I tryed to add some seasoning an' spices like I do here on the blog, but ended up just tell'n him "Hell no I don't feel no better". He start do'n his thing. I'm hav'n doubts.
That was all fine an' dandy until I told the nice lady "see ya Monday". She says...."that will be $57".
OOPS.....this ain't right, I have insurance. OOPS, she tell me Medicare don't pay for what the doc is do'n to me.....only adjustments. The doc don't do adjustments. End of story, I won't be go'n back.

Back at "Yo Mama's RV Resort", I heads out to the shed. Hmmmmm, boat is look'n pretty good, let's put a coat of epoxy resin on it. so's I sand a bit to level the surface. I sand right through the fiberglass on a couple places. Now I got to restain them couple places. I rubs stain all over the deck. Mix me up some resin, grab holt to a brush an' smear that stuff all over the boat. Oh my God, that's look'n good.

Well I thought it was look'n good. "Billy Bob, you done screw up again". Ya see, before you apply any coating over stain, the stain MUST dry for no less than 8 hours. That's a written law...right there on the can. I got a severe case of "orange peel" finish. The resin didn't stick to the stain. Got to be sanded down an' do it again.

The front seat cushions have been sanded, beading applied an' bout three coats of paint. Damn, they almost look real.

 This photo is not the finish product.....needs a little attention.

Now let me tell ya bout the steer wheel. I finished that sucker. Looks wonderful. It needs to be wrapped in butt wipe an' placed in a baggie so's it don't get no scratches an' dings. I drop the sucker on the floor....sheesh, a big ass ding in the paint job. I fix that. "What the hell Billy Bob, ya forgit to take a pic". 

Today I go see that other doctor. This is the one I went to see for a broke arm an' he give me a pill for a sore toenail. Arm is still broke. Ha ha, just kid'n with ya. But that's basically what happened on my first visit for super low energy levels, dizzyness an' swolled feet. Nuttin was done. Today he wants to do a lung test an' something bout check'n my stomach. Will let ya know as soon as I know. Is this the way doctors treat ALL their patients??? God I love the way I spell some words.



 

Not much to talk bout today

Nuttin much to say today. Mainly 'cause I ain't done nuttin to write about.

I do want to touch on my chiropractor visit. It seems just cause I had me a couple good days, everbody think'n the chiro fixed me up. Ya got to change yer tune on that idea....I ain't no wheres close to fixed up. A couple 500 mg aspirins do the same thing.

I just couldn't stand it, I had to put some fiberglass on the deck of the boat.

After a while....bout 3 hours, I was able to trim off the fiberglass cloth from the edges.

While I was wait'n for the fiberglass resin to set up, I worked on the steering wheel. In kit form, the steering wheel is in poor shape....mold marks an' stuff like that. Sandpaper, fingernail files an' a pumice stone removed them marks. Then came the 600 grit wetordry sandpaper an' my Dremel tool fitted with a buffing wheel an' some Brasso. Puts a nice chrome look'n shine on pot metal....I rekon that's what it is.

Much more polishing yet to be done. The outer ring will be painted (sprayed) with acrylic enamel....color ivory. Yes, I will post a pic when completed.

I got a big (for his age) damn cat. Leonard be his name in case ya forgot.

Still kind of hard to see his size, but he's get'n quite big. Probly bout 5 or 6 months old now. Hell, I don't know.

Windows 10 has been installed on the laptop computer. Since I don't use the laptop, I cain't tell ya what I think of Windows 10. But it is different from Win 8.1. Do I install it on "this" computer??? Not yet.

Ok, it's time to take me a little walk out to the road an' back. Then I'm gonna go work on a boat....but you already knowed that....right?