Friday 26 December 2014

Quiet moment

Just having a quiet moment with my half made boat. Family holiday prevents me carry on the work and the forced reflective moment is like a long pause in an important speech. After such a pause i wonder weather i will still have the same feelings and sense of direction and drive to finish the boat. Will my sentiments change, what decisions to be made will be different, what mistakes will be made? As my life moves on the half built boat hangs in time like an animation still. Taking up the space before me with its own will, life to live, water to flow under its hull wind to flow over it and drive it, passengers crew and on lookers to inspire. Its birth is rooted in time and the many hands of the past, guiding its creation. What a risk, onlookers ask who's design is it, how can i answer this question, how far back do you go to the creators of tools and floaters of wood to travel over water. Its a new design and way to build i make up as i go along all elements of which come from others efforts to find there answer to the staying afloat problem. Influenced by the lines designs and construction methods of multiple sources, brought together by my mind and hands. Yes a great risk in time and resources, a stab in the dark with little experience of boat design, it could all go wrong, it could be a pig. A boat that might be happier going the opposite direction than intended, tipping over too easily rocking violently on every wave and scaring the crew, it might even upset onlookers as non traditional or not modern enough or to others it might look so wrong they will prevent its crew leaving the shore. Your not qualified you have no certificate or insurance enough experience. Building experience is my privilege and duty to the world. Guffaw will float will sail and will inspire.

Tuesday 23 December 2014

Ribs

All ribs steam bent and nailed in before christmas, just hope any cracking ribs take place before i fix any more to the hull. Lashing of the ribs next. Will have to do some over the holidays to catch up.

Friday 19 December 2014

At this point

I keep thinking what is the point. Why do i continually make things i have never made before. Why do i challenge myself so often to make things i have no experience of. Why can i not be satisfied with just doing a bit of same old same old to more easily pay my bills. No i have to some how contort my mind toucher my patients and stress myself out. Why! What am i trying to prove what am i after?
The boat is coming on but each step has yet to be proved until completed, its hard work and i am feel behind schedule for the exhibition, having had time out with flue i now have to catch up all i can over christmas but not feeling like more work. Progress is good to see after stewing in my bed with the flue. Just have to keep focused and not think to hard of the problems and unpracticed process ahead.

Thursday 4 December 2014