Progress through September 2014

Finally, we were able to finish our siding!  Well, almost...  We still need to put up trim and battens, but the Tyvek isn't showing anymore!  We have to admit that the unevenness in the coloring of the wood, with a mixture of red and yellow cedar, looks a bit odd in this picture, but once we stain it, that will all go away.

We should have enough wood milled for the trim, but we will definitely need some more battens.

Most of this summer was spent on other projects and fishing, but we did get lucky and find some wood over the past couple of weeks.  The last part of the siding boards came from a log that was floating about a mile from the cabin that we just had to tow back to the beach, and another log that was just laying on the beach in our cove.  We had been searching for red and yellow cedar for months, and the sea just happened to bring it to us when we needed it the most.

Right around the time of our last update, we were able to put up some more interior boards around the wood stove.

We also milled about half of the big hemlock that fell down near Penny's and Rich's cabin.  We still have three more sections to mill, and assuming those logs have sound wood, we should have enough boards to finish the walls on the inside of the cabin.  Much of that wood is stacked and drying at the moment, but we still have three more sections to mill.

Greg had a good fishing season.  With the new configuration of the boat and a full year experience, it was a much more productive season.  Check out the Hunting & Fishing tab to see more fishing pictures.

When Jennifer wasn't helping Greg fish on the weekends, or when there was any chance of sunshine, she worked on the big boat.  Scraping, sanding, and painting.  Greg helped replace the decking and the hatch area on the bow, so now there are no leaks in the stateroom.  The pilot house and bow are completely finished, and most of the hull on the starboard side is finished, but the port size still needs work.  That will have to wait until next summer though.

Shrimp season opens October 1, so we will be busy shrimping for the next couple of weeks, and then we will focus on hunting for awhile.  Given that we were able to find some wood lately, we should be able to make some progress on the inside of the cabin this winter.