Home!

Well, where to start? Lets see. We went to a race in Polson, MT on the 18-19th of July. What a course! What a race! What temps! We found the course that our little wood boat loves. Looonnngg straights, tiny sharp corners, wow! It took the boat that broke a record earlier this year 3 1/2 laps to pass us in the final heat! WOW! From the races we drove to Helena, dropped off the boat with a fellow racer, then headed down to Yellowstone, then to Coulter Bay to visit family and get eaten by mosquito's. Fun. It was nice seeing everyone, hanging out on the beach, watching my big bro water ski. (wow!) we then headed towards home, picking up the boat, stopping by moms, and then home. AAAHHH home! I thought we would get away from the temps when we got home, but noooooo. It is hot here as well. Records falling daily!
Our next race coming up is weekend after this. Middle of eastern Wa, so pretty hot there to. Then we are done till the end of August. I know I said we weren't racing to much this year, but it is really hard not to. So racing we be doing! So that being said, I will keep you updated after each race now. I still don't know what we are in the points race, we told each other we wouldn't look so it wouldn't be an issue this year. As far as I know, neither of us have looked yet!

Wow I suck!

I am so sorry it has been so long since I posted! I really just got caught up in life!
So here is the update!
We raced in Issaquah, really don't know where we placed, because, hey! I'm not paying attention to that this year! :0) It was a good weekend. The weather was nice, the hanging out was good. The next race that we are going to is coming up. We will be at BlackLake next weekend. That is down by Olympia for those of you with no clue... I was asked to once again score for the weekend, so we figured that we might as well take the boat to.
As far as the newbie, well it is coming along. It is a really possibility that we will have it out for Chelan, which is in Sept. We are ready for the decks to go on, just missing one small piece on one side, which we have to pick up from somebody someday soon. The cockpit is done, the engine compartment is almost done. I think we are putting the motor mounts in tonight, then that is done. So once the decks go on, we can flip it over and work on the bottom. Have to get the riding surfaces finished and glass the sponsons to the hull. Then paint that and flip it back over. Then the math stuff starts. Figuring out where to put different things, so that the balance doesn't go off, how much strut weight and whatnot. Then on to the STUFF. Wiring, cables, tubes, plugs, yadayadayada! So that is my update for the moment, gonna run away now! Hope you have a grand 4th!

hmmm

Well, the new boat is coming along. We have almost everything done in order to put the decks on and then flip her over. I have taken pics along the way, but being I am at work at the moment, I really can't post them. We are going to the next race with our old boat in Issaquah, it is the first weekend in June, like the 6-7th or something to that effect. We have been pulling many hours on both boats, working like mad on one, and getting the other ready for Issy. Well, this is shorty!

Yippee!!

Wow! The 1st race this year, was our normally jinxed race. Lawerence Lake. Bad things happen there for us. Every time! BUT this year, nothing. Just a race. That is so cool! I really only came out of this race with one thought. Get the new boat going. We are not going to be able to keep up with the boats that were out at this one! So we have changed our direction of racing for the season, and now plan on sending all funds that would normally go to racing, to the new boat. We were going to just race and work on the other in down time, but now are not going to race, but get our butts moving on the newbie. That being said, I won't be posting in here as much as normal for the race season. We are hoping to have the newbie out by late summer, so we can attempt to work out bugs and whatnot before next year. I will give updates, and post progress pics as we go!

It's almost that time!!

Well, we are now 5 days till race #1. The old boat is ready to go, just have to drop the motor in. It is just waiting for oil. Had to order that, should be here tomorrow. The newbie won't be done for awhile yet. We have had many questions about it, and honestly, we just haven't gotten the time to really work on it yet. We plan on spending all time possible this summer on it. I don't know if we will be going to all the races this season or not. Between getting the other done, and the whole money/economy stuff, we are thinking about laying a little low this year. We will be going to all the ones on this side of the Mt's, but maybe not all the ones out of state. Next year! Sooooo we are leaving on Friday, so the boat will be in the ferry landing Friday morning. I think that we are trying to go for the 11ish or the 1ish. I know that one is the international, and that is always a fun treat to take the boat and camper through customs. So, if I don't get back on here before the weekend, I will post Monday as soon as I can! Wish us luck!

Almost Time!

Ooyyy! It's coming up fast! We have the old boats hole in primer, so no hole anymore. It should get painted this weekend. The motor is on the stand, needs some oil, but ready to go in. Everything is good to go for that one. As far as the newbie goes, we have added some more bulkheads, pulled out alot of stuff that doesn't make any sense, cut some of the decks, and ran the cables. (steering, pedals, wing) It really doesn't look any different from before, because all those things kinda blend in. I am really looking forward to the day that something looks different! Our plan is this: the first race is on the 1st weekend of April, the 4th I think, and it is in Yelm. Then 1 week off, then off to Moses Lk. Entiat was cancelled, so after Moses we have 6 weeks with no race. Weird. Very weird. But we are planning on taking that 6 weeks, and working on the newbie and nothing else. So I should get to see my big visual difference in that time! Jim is looking at a trailer for it this weekend when he is down in Tacoma for a class, and I am picking up stuff for it in a few weeks when I am off island for a class. So I will post when I can, all spare time is being spent on sick kids, and in the shop. I will definitely let you know how the races go, and will take pictures of the newbie when there is a seeing difference! I see that I now have a good amount of people peeking at this regularly, so I will try to update the same! Have a grand, cold day!