So much has happened since the last post. Where to begin?

The work on Mary Lee had to take a back seat to the need for cabinets in Vivian's garage.

The first one is started. Chair is to give idea of the size.

First cabinet is ready to hang. Since walls are never straight, cabinets must be hung in sets.

First 3 are up. Now I am getting somewhere.

All up. Doing shelves and face trim boards.

White is done. Had a little trouble with the Rockler finish sprayer I mentioned a few posts ago.

The air maker quit halfway through the second coat. I thought of a solution.

The hoses were similar in size. The shop vac put out more air then needed so when I made the clamp to attach the two different hoses together I filed in some slots to release the extra pressure. Works great!

Will have white doors. I am thinking about doing rail and stile doors as that is what will go in above the washer and dryer.
So, of course I didn't just do cabinets from start to finish. I built a few flower boxes for Vivian to put in the courtyard.

The dwarf oak tree went in a week or so ago. It was a rescue. One of our friends had a friend who had it pulled up and drug over in the weeds to discard. Vivian had been trying to come up with a type of tree she would like. This one looked like just the right one. An hour later the old shrub had been dug up and the new tree was in the ground being watered.

This was the basic courtyard before I got turned loose in it.

See the trunk of old shrub sticking up in the left corner? I thought it needed something.

Little bit of thought.

Feeling my way through it with some 2x6's ripped into 2x2's.

There you have it. Needs stain, but it works. The corner is cleaned up.

I have quite a bit of scrap left over from cabinet build. What to do with it?

Going to paint them white and hang up on courtyard wall for a little extra something to brighten it up and fill it in.
So in the meantime. I have been searching out parts for Mary Lee.

Way to long.

Had it made into something I can use. I couldn't find anything like this anywhere. Guys I met had them made out of stainless because they couldn't find them in bronze. I wanted bronze. I have new cutlass bearing and Wednesday the hanger bolts are in. Try finding bronze hanger bolts. They are out there if you want a package of ten. At $8 a piece I didn't think I needed 8 of them laying around for the duration.

Deck hardware is almost cleaned up. My last adventure with butyl tape.

Forgot about this. A friend sent me this picture of the stainless one his friend came up with.

Time to get the white non-skid on. I will work on it this week while I am over doing the cutlass bearing.

Vivian polishing some of the stainless.

Have also been spending some time with her on the beach.

Also catching some sunsets on the pier. I am very fond of Vivian.

Found me a folding clown bike at goodwill for $44. Another $40 and it had new tubes, mirror, bell, nicer seat and got a good bath after I greased all bearings, oiled chain and derailers etc. Basically an afternoon.

Is that it? Not even close. I have been building some jigs for router.

You can see from the picture that this guys jig will make round stock as long as his box. It will also do table legs. Even tapered legs. I suppose even a ball bat is possible. I want to make my own oars along with the mast and boom for the nester dinghy that is rapidly approaching build time. I thought of a way to make the jig infinitely more adjustable and able to handle material as long as I want. I can also do it as big around as 6 inches if trimmed first.

Just need to finish other end so finished round can go through. No big deal at all. I can make as many different ends as I want and put them at any length in the box. The pvc you see the stops in(thumb screws) spins. I made a blind hole in 3/4 plywood so it could not pull through to inside. Then drew a line on outside of ring where it comes out of wood.
 Using 1/4 inch bit in router table, I made a groove around ring. Then slipped it into plywood and cut 4 1/4 inch plywood pieces you see. Inserted them into groove and fastened. Pvc turns but cannot fall out. Drilled holes and threaded in thumbscrews. Similar to tail stock on metal lathe.The screws can be tightened in whatever way needed to center wood and it matters not how much sticks out the end. This is a turn by hand slowly type of thing.

Also decided that I needed a jig for cutting circles and just generally adding a radius to things.

Made a thing for Vivian's trunk to keep groceries fron rolling around. Made with slots so it pulls apart and lays flat when not needed or wanted.

 I picked up a waffle maker. We are experimenting with different flours. We both want to get away from wheat. I have lost almost 20 pounds since earlier this spring. I know I could lose it faster fasting but the fasting is a way of detoxing and changes nothing in the way of activity and eating habits. As I am able to do more, I notice an old habit of forgetting to eat coming back. When I am happily engaged in something that requires creativity I get so engrossed in it that the thought of eating never accurs to me. THAT...is how I know I am finally making ground with my recovery.
An after thought on the fasting. Vivian will attest to this. If you do your research, you find that you stink when you sweat because of the toxins coming out in your sweat. I have fasted so much that I don't stink when I sweat. I no longer use deodorant. If I smelled I would. I use a little bit of body spray so I smell good for Vivian but that is it.
Last but not least. I have noticed in this mostly retired community.

If you leave the garage door open while working, and that garage is close to one of the mailboxes, You tend to meet most of the people. When I meet people out bike riding I always hear...You are the guy who is always working in the garage. Yes....I am. I have been likened to a busy beaver.

Funny that statement. Steve and Linda Franko stopped by for a visit on their way north. One of the things said was how I worked like a fiend on the boat that first summer. Actually, I did, But mostly because Mary Lee had been neglected for several years before being set on the hard for another five. I didn't have a choice. I was also fighting to get myself and a boat recovered enough that I could head south.
Sometimes it is hard to believe what I have been through in the last 3 years. But if not always moving ahead...what would be left to do? I have certainly spent my last winter in the cold. This constant regression in the cold months and then starting over in the spring when it warms up has to stop.

I held off on this post because I was waiting until I had something finished to put in it. Turns out that I had a lot of projects in the works and the post is rather long. I must attempt to alleviate the burden of doing these long posts by posting more often.