u/Sh0ckValu3

10 Kids under the tutelage of couple of boat shop guys built these 2 boats in a week long camp.

Lofting, woodworking, power tools, MATH, Lindseed oil, paint, windows, hatches.. The whole 9 yards.

Pretty cool, if you ask me.

Works rough, but the view is great.

This is from about 2 months ago when the field was still "A little wet".
Backed into the rush, and then spent 2 days trying to get out.

Neighbors 20ish hp 4wd Kubota pull? Nope.
My Truck in 4wd Low? Nope.

Ended up calling a towing service - the guy showed up with an overland-ed 4Runner and a big winch on the front. Some block and tackle and dyneema line - and we were free.

There is STILL a bunch of shit buried in the dirt there from when I was trying to cram things under the tires to get it to move.

I'm sure if I did this day in and day out it would get old. But man, as a weekend warrior, this is so much fun!

Have about 4 acres of neglected pasture, full of rush, blackberries and roses. This heavy duty woods 6 foot mower attached to the case 485 is a blast. Driving very slowly with my bucket near the ground to look for foreign objects. There have been a few times the bushes are so tall it makes a tunnel over me as I go.

So far I've lost one lower arm pin (I suspect the cotter got caught and pulled out?). And gone through 10 gallons of diesel (at 7 a gallon, ouch!).

Thinking about crops, or pasture rental, or.. I dunno. It's just nice to be able to see the land I own I guess, too.

It's owned by the massive pissed off hornets nest under there someplace.

I managed to bail out with only 2 stings on my bald noggin.

Cherry season in WA state! Needed something quick for dessert.

Cherry Clafoutis it is!

My pan was a little wide for the amount of batter I made, so it came out thinner than traditional. But still very delicious. Brown edges and custardy center. Think "Cherry filled dutch baby".

Exceptional in every way!
(except the road up there, jesus that was rough!)

Pearl decided she needed a little extra snuggle for her nap today.
I've never in my life had such an affectionate dog!

Are yours like this?

Rounding Patos on the J/105 Dulcinea.

We crushed it the first day. Won by a mile. Shortly after this we popped the spinnaker, sailed into a huge wind hole, and sat there watching everyone in our class finish in front of us.

Ah well. Scenery and crew made up for the annoying defeat.

But I tell ya, there's a lot more pressure when I'm the skipper with a boat full of learners, vs. when I'm "just the fordeck guy" on an experienced racing crew.

So far it seems there's no flavor of sailing I dislike.

Unless it's raining and there's no wind. Ok, I hate that.

For a 4 mile trip to the boat ramp, all of it downhill from here?

Works just dandy!

Now.. do we trade in the f150 for a sportscar? Maybe.. just maybe.