Update: Dnepr is Painted
I had planned on painting the Dnepr Saturday, September 10, but Mother Nature already had plans for all-day rains and high winds. She made up for it the next day …
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I had planned on painting the Dnepr Saturday, September 10, but Mother Nature already had plans for all-day rains and high winds. She made up for it the next day …
Update: Dnepr is Painted Read MoreThis weekend I’ve been block sanding the primed fenders and continuing the body work on the sidecar. The tubular pieces like the frame will just be wet sanded by hand, …
Update: More Sanding Read MoreYesterday I finally primed the first of many pieces for the Dnepr project. I’m using Eastwood’s Contour primer, which went on smoothly and evenly. I’m also quite pleased with the …
Update: Priming the Dnepr Read More… a paint stripper, specifically. The Dnepr project is picking up steam this week as I’ve taken some vacation time. Aside from some work in the garage and the house, …
Update: I’ve Become a Stripper Read MoreOver the past 15 months, our Ukrainian Dnepr MT-11 has proven to be a fun, reliable motorcycle. It gets a lot of attention wherever I ride it, especially in the …
New Project: Dnepr MT-11 Rebuild Read MoreThe pontoon boat rebuild continued with the mounting of the lights, steering and controls
Update: Pontoon Rebuild Project – Controls and Lighting Read MoreIt was a perfect day in Alden for working on a boat – 72 degrees and sunshine. It doesn’t look like it, but I put in more than 10 hours …
Update: Pontoon Rebuild Project – Coming Together Read MoreSaturday, May 9, began with rain and cool breezes, with temps in the mid 40s – quite a drop from the mid 80s the prior day. When the rain stopped, …
Update: Pontoon Rebuild Project – Decking Installed Read MoreToday the remaining decking was removed from the ’87 Manitou pontoon boat. A few pieces had significant rot, with one spot completely rotted through. I’ll haul these 4 sheets of …
Update: Pontoon Rebuild Project – Bare Aluminum Read MoreWith great weather in Alden during the April 18-19 weekend, I was able to begin the tear-down of the ’87 Manitou pontoon boat. I had received all the new parts by …
Update: Pontoon Rebuild Project – The Tear-Down Read More