We're having a record heat wave here in FL. I went out to the garage at 10:00 pm last night hoping it would be tolerable. I decided to just do some odds and end like opening up some notches with my (very sharp) Japanese saw. Buy the time I had taken a few strokes with the saw I was sweating like I had just came out of the shower.
Doesn't look like I'm going to get much done until this heat breaks. Just hope I don't have to wait till November!
That being said I had always known that progress on this boat would be slow for the following (additional) reasons:
1. I want to do a really good job. I really like the looks of the Pocketship and don't want to rush anything.
2. I work full time. If I had full time to devote to the build I'd probably be done already but I do have a day job.
3. I don't want to ignore my family. My wife already mildly resents the boat in the garage. I don't want to give her a reason to take an axe to it.
4. I have other obligations that still must be met. I teach karate 3 times a week and have been involved for more than 40 years.
Consequently, the absolute MOST time that I can put in is about 4-6 hours on weekends and 3 - 4 hours during the week. So IF the heat allows me I can get in about 10 hours a week. Not really very much.
I don't really mind. I still own my other boat (a West Wight Potter 19) that lets me get out on the water. I will be selling it when the Pocketship gets close to completion so the Pocketship needs to be a superior replacement for the P-19.
I'll keep updating whenever I do any little thing but I need the temp to drop down to at least the upper 80's before I can do anything serious.
