Have you ever noticed?

[Bad Obsession]

Have you ever noticed that when you start or finish one boat project another one will shortly follow?

When you fix one thing something else will break.

When you plan to spend X, you always spend X and Y, sometimes Z.

I was putting an upgraded bobystay on my boat. That project went smoothly, too smoothly.

The jack on my trailer broke when I was adjusting the trailer. It was something that I knew would eventually happen so I put a new jack on. I think that I am at the end of that chain of events but I am sure when I start the next project something else will pop up.

 

[Sailm8]

You are obviously a master craftsman/mechanic. I usually break the new part I'm replacing. I should also add that the part that is an exact duplicate never cleanly fits.

 

[Benny17441]

Always budget twice the number of hours and 1.5 times the cost as you had originally thought to complete a boat project.

 

[caguy]

Have you ever noticed that when you start or finish one boat project another one will shortly follow?

When you fix one thing something else will break.

When you plan to spend X, you always spend X and Y, sometimes Z.

I was putting an upgraded bobystay on my boat. That project went smoothly, too smoothly.

The jack on my trailer broke when I was adjusting the trailer. It was a bot of a job to put a new jack on but I also replaced that. I think that I am at the end of that chain of events but I am sure when I start the next project something else will pop up.

You finish?

 

[DAVA390]

It doesn't end until you are waving goodbye, cash in hand.

 

[Allan12210]

You finish?

There is no finish line.

I always find the new project halfway through the one I am currently working on.

Have you ever noticed there is no 5 minute job? Every job, no matter how small takes all the available time. If you have a day, it will take that day. If you have a weekend, that same exact job will take the weekend. Must be some law of nature.

 

[Chris Patterson]

We call it 'boat time' on the hill, which bears little resemblance to real time. Einstein was WRONG!..

 

[Stu Jackson]

My best buddy once told me: "The reason we use the boat so much is that we'll know what to fix next."

Unless you're Maine Sail, there will always be something...

 

[Bad Obsession]

I finished the project. I have a new bobstay on the boat. It is a nice upgrade....I am almost glad that I broke the last bobstay loading the boat on the trailer....almost!

Oh well....New bobstay, new trailer jack, and I am ready to get into the water when I have time. Now to finish closing on my house on Monday and start the house projects.

I really hope to go sailing in September.

Then again, I have a few more projects to tackle but none of them will make a change to the sailing. These are nice cruising adds to make life aboard a little bit better.

 

[Stu Jackson]

Bad O, we're all very happy for you that you're back on the water, the house thing seems to be going well, and you have a new boat you like. All the best.

 

[Bad Obsession]

This boat has a lot of potential. It is definitely better than waiting for another one.

I can't wait to get a cruise under my belt. Other than the transport that I did this year on the Spirit of Liberty I haven't done an overnight trip in two years.

 

[Erieau]

Being "finished" with boat projects is like being "finished" doing laundry. Or being "finished" breathing, for that matter.

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

Or being "finished varnishing" The coat you JUST put on is always the "next to last coat"

Oh, and the one project leading to another thing? It's called "the Domino effect"

 

[Steve L22188]

Locke's Law

I have a college friend named Tim Locke who postulated Locke's Law for home (and boat) repairs:

Take the estimated time required and square it. Divide that number by two to get the number of trips to the hardware store.

A four-hour job will become a 16-hour job - and require 8 trips to the store.

Unfortunately, I've found Locke's Law to be be very accurate.

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Here's an example of a one hour job which lasted about a week by the time the dust settled.


http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=164842

 

[hewebb]

Two weeks ago I told a sailing buddy that I was done with the boat-no more projects. Then the battery switch failed. That caused me to redo some wiring that I was not pleased with. Next project is in work (teak drink holder for cockpit) as we speak. BUT the boat is sailing again. Two more future upgrade projects come to mind as I write this. You are correct they never end.

 

[Skipper]

I hope it never ends.

If I agree to spend, labor, analyze, cuss, and sweat, then the boat is still worth the effort, and I'm still sailing.

It's a sad day when your heart and mind give up on a boat. That has happened to me once. Fortunately, it was a powerboat.

 

[Kermit]

I hope it never ends. It's a sad day when your heart and mind give up on a boat. That has happened to me once.

Great analogy on life, really. That has happened to me on many things. A few regrets but not really regrets. Dang, don't let me get going on that...

 

[Scott T-Bird]

K.I.S.S.

I try to simplify my life by using this flowchart ...

 

[WayneH]

My saying is "When you finish the job at the top of the list, write it in at the bottom. By the time you get back to it, it needs doing again."

And if it doesn't, what went wrong right next to it?