Mt. Shasta at Sunrise

Here's a little something for a screensaver that we took returning from Canada to California.

Farrier F-41 X2

This is an update and a little thought about this process. I thought this would be better than sending emails, and in some ways it may be so because this is a more permanent and accessable format. However, it is a real nuisance to upload images, even at DSL speeds it is slow! I guess everything has its up and downs.

Welcome Aboard!

Well I finally decided to give this a shot and make it easier for everyone to get updates and info, and especially images without having to suffer through dialup down time. This way you can copy or just view only the images you want and save them at the resolution you want.

I just got back this weekend from SF to visit the construction site for ROTKAT and see how Arjan was progressing. He is building a 43 foot Gary Lidgard design which is very similar to the Farrier, and has some features I would like to incorporate in the plans I will probably purchase in the coming months. It has taken me several years to get this far in my evaluation and planning, but should go much faster now that I have come to this point. (More on this point in a future post.)

This first image is of Endless Summer, a Farrier boat very similar to what I wish to build. She is currently in a slip in Emeryville, CA. This is pretty much just a stones thow from Berkley, across the bay from San Francisco.

The next image is of my wife Vicki and Arjan talking while viewing the back of his cockpit which is close to being painted with an exterior Acrylic Marine paint. He is close but not quite ready to start the plumbing and electrical.

And finally, a couple sunset views of San Francisco this last weekend near the Golden Gate, looking North. If you look closely in the one on the right, you will see the Golden Gate Bridge to the right and the entry to the bay on the left.