Open house

Not on my checklist for the open house was to post something about it a week or so ahead of the date announcing the event.  However, I made phone calls and sent email.  And a couple dozen folks showed up to see what I had accomplished.  Mostly it was my designer and engineer friends for my old employer - people who had heard about my dream for years.  It went well.  Cool breezy weather kept people indoors but the rain held off so I could roll the boat outside where one could see it in good light up close or from a few steps back.

The date was April 23, 2011.

Ross C, Marcel LF, Mike VS

In the Loft

Marcel with Chip and Pat B on the right

Coming together just like the CAD model

Progress

A good deal of water has gone under the bridge since I last posted.  Spring has started her migration into our neck of the woods.  Except for a few crusty and dirty snow piles in the corners of parking lots, it is all gone.  I am getting up to speed on the build with epoxy and glass.  It is going pretty well but as always much slower than I would like.

Ground Hog Day

http://www.city-data.com/city/Duluth-Minnesota.html

It is minus seven degrees a mere three feet from the desk of SBC.  But I am sure this will be the end of the bitter cold since many consider mid February to be the turning point.  Think warm hearts.  The chart above indicates that we have historically turned the corner a good ten days ago (during that last cold snap).

For SBC this means another boating season is rapidly approaching here in the frosty north.  The shop is insulated and almost ready for the start of the first build.  I have met with my local computer-controlled cutting suppliers this week to finalize plans, costs and delivery.  However there are another 100 new details to think about for the ten I just solved.

The first launching should occur about half way up the curve above ready for the warm months that follow.
Cheers.
-M