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Jas. Hook

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  1. If for display and not for height try a ground spike (angle iron) and tube fabricated by local welder.  Add a pair of small foot tabs to help set the spike in the soil.

    Ikea had some nice one piece curtain rod with end caps at 7- 8' or try a lumber yard for closet poles of suitable diameter and length for your flag

    I used the curtain rod painted black and gold leafed the finial, brass eye screws attach the 3x5 roger.

    Jas. Hook

     

     

  2. I already spend a lot of time out there just handling every part of the hull. It is a constant battle to keep up with the refurbishing part, and I just lost my job again. I am a creature of habit and I do like a methodical static lifestyle. Change and surprises I don't care much for. I hope to still get her in the water by June 13th, my target date. Maybe I'll just launch on the Mississippi, float/sail to the Gulf and sail off to the southern hemisphere never to be seen or heard from again. There's worse ways to go.

    Bo

    ^_^ Hummmm... Bo, this sounds like the start of a new adventure story. ;)

    Jas. Hook

  3. Pointy scabbard tips, em' buggers always seem to poke ye when least expected.

    Has anyone come up with a plan to de-poke the tip? I was considering a brass ball slotted to fit and soldered on.

    Any other thoughts?

    Jas. Hook

  4. Thank you Cassandra, but that shouldn't be necessary. Truth be told, though we live in a temperate rain forest, all of our family from the lower 48 just hear 'Alaska' and assume we live in an igloo and fight polar bears bare handed. We've got a few blankets in the closet. However, this one is a very handy size for draping over a car seat and has the nice decorative holes to help prevent babies from smothering themselves and gives him a nice 'tactile exploration' during car rides.

    Coastie -

    Me brother-in-law is in Anchorage, Alaska. From what I've been told... He fights Polar Bears one-handed, eats Salmon, kicks Moose off his deck, pans gold, and frequents the Great Alaskan Bush Co. :wacko:

    Jas. Hook :lol:

  5. The past two days have been cooling off a bit so I've been wearing my new dark gray w/green stripe Monmouth cap, a custom order by KK.

    madPete -

    Yes, it becomes an obsession. Another that I ordered at the same time as the gray/green Monmouth was a Whaler with wool from a local Historical Farm-Museum.

    The wool was from their Cotswold sheep and dyed with marigolds into a very pale yellow color... turned out great. ^_^

    Jas. Hook

  6. Not hard... she does nice work. ;)

    Even M'lady enjoys 'em in His/Hers models. Hers have an more obscure loop knited into the backs.

    Fashionable enough to have been seen on NYC's 5 Ave, says I.

    Contrary to KK's suggestion of a thrum on 5 th would start a new fashion statement, the Captain lacks the fortitude for that. :o

    Jas. Hook

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