2 weeks

So as you may or may not know, I am on VACATION for a while. Then I'll come for a weekend of work and leave again for the vacation after my vacation. 

So.... I'll be radio silent for a while, but have no fear, when I get back I'll put out a banger of a post. 👍😀

It's gotta be the fishes.....

 I think the fishes have gained mind control over everyone I have to deal with to get my boat up and running. 

By making that statement I can give just one more example.... 

When Monday came around and my spindles didn't get delivered to the welders, I thought Hmmm ok. So I waited for Tuesday afternoon and called, they still weren't there. So I called the place I got my spindles from, he checked in the back and saw that they were still there, and couldn't figure out why? He couldn't remember them being there and said UPS usually just picks everything up....mind-control? 

Yep, that's the only thing I can come up with, for all the set backs and miscommunication I've had in this journey to just be able to fish a little. I know why this is being done.... so I stay landlocked and am not out slaying their brothers and sisters by the Thousands?.... Hundreds?.... dozens, yeah dozens.....

Anyway the spindles found their way to the welders yesterday, and said my axle might be done by Friday. 

 

I am ready and packed for vacation I've only got 3 days and a wake-up. The work on the boat has been at a standstill for a couple weeks. I did however siphon all the gas out to enable me to put fresh in, and at 4.57 a gal for non ethanol it is quite the deal..... hope it stays that way 'til I get back from vacation.

The "old" gas didn't even look bad and will be used in my neighbors lawnmower and my pos. 🤞 

Rose bush is looking great.

Don't even want to go on vacation.....

 WHY??? because I have soooo much to get done before vacation, and I can't finish any of it until I GET MY AXLE BACK. Yep, that's right I still don't have my axle. It is still up at Higbee's...😡 why? Well I called them this week to ascertain that very question. 

We're going to back up a little here, Monday was Moe's Monday so I went to eat at Moe's with a buddy of mine. When we got done he and his kids wanted to do a little kayaking so I took them to a lake that I knew was trolling motor only. While they went kayaking I drove up to Higbee's and saw that my axle was in the same place I had put it 👿. Since it was Memorial day I had to wait.... and stew about why it hasn't moved in 2 WEEKS. When I called on Tuesday I asked if they had gotten to it yet, they replied with, "no we can't find spindles"😠. I held my tongue and told them to give me a couple minutes, 5 minutes after I had talked to them I had spindles on order and shipping out. I will let them know when I pick up the axle how upset I was when they hadn't just called me a week ago. 

With all that being said I still don't have my axle and am not sure when it will be done. So my vacation after my vacation is now in jeopardy because I NEED MY BOAT. Even if I get my axle before I leave, I won't even have 1 shakeout cruise under my belt before I roll North to De Tour village after vacation.

UUUUGGGGGHHHHH dammit.

 

I did go fishing with my buddy, we took his kayak and I borrowed my neighbors, we went to my lake for half a day. We didn't do good but I did get one bass before we had to get off, then I caught 1 more from shore. It was a good day. That was all after we spent the morning at my neighbors cutting a couple small trees down and de-rooting them (I did have to go back Wednesday and finish the job.) Speaking bout Wednesday, after I swung an axe and mattocks for 2 hours, Bill and I went to get his pontoon. Then we launched his pontoon and ran it over to where he slips it for the summer. When we went to put in on the boat lift we realized the water was too high and had to get another slip closer to shore. That entailed floating the boat lift over to the new slip, centering it up and putting the pontoon on it. All in all I had a couple hours short of all day running around and fixing Bill's problems. Which I'm not even mad at, we had a good day and got alot done. I didn't have anything planned anyway. 😁

 

I once again came to the conclusion that I am not 16 anymore. I have the skill just not the strength, or stamina to swing an axe and/or mattocks for hours on end.... and I'm a little sore too. 

I guess since I know what awaits me at home I should be happy I got a preworkout....... 

 

Anyway, I had a pretty busy week, but I feel like I got alot done albeit not for me....  

 

Oh, yeah almost forgot...... look at my Rose bush.

😁

At a standstill

 Yep, 98% of what I needed to get done before the shakeout cruise is done. I am currently waiting on the axle to get done.... without that, the boat is just going to live in the garage.

 

This week I got all the little stools done I wanted to get done and rewired the lights so they work now. 

I got some fiddling to do at the back of the boat but that it unnerves me to think about moving too much in the back with it being suspended with jack stands. So I'll wait till I get the axle and get the tires back under it..... more waiting.

Still in dry dock

 I did however get alot done, I got the battery box fixed, the step fixed, the boat cleaned up and ready to work on the nav lights. I also brought the hubs up to where my axle is awaiting new spindles. I hope that gets done next week so I can put that back together. Nothing else going on. I am hoping to get the boat in the water if not next week the week after.