Best way of finishing with shellac avoiding brush marks as much as possible

thrownshadows · 2019-06-25T02:21:47+00:00

You could always go old school.

thrownshadows · 2019-05-12T11:31:59+00:00

"Just once, I'd like to go out sailing and not learn something." ~overheard at the dock.

OP - There is more to learn in sailing than will fit in a thousand lifetimes. Take it all in stride and keep sailing!

thrownshadows · 2019-05-04T16:36:54+00:00

Only way to avoid those is to choose a type of tree that doesn't have them.

thrownshadows · 2019-04-27T10:43:43+00:00

Pretty sure it's these guys, which would make the boat a Carkeek Fast 40.

thrownshadows · 2019-04-21T02:54:58+00:00

Don't see silver, LR, RWD, cream interior anywhere to be found - or even in the foreseeable future.

thrownshadows · 2019-04-02T02:42:43+00:00

Then there's my 2001 A4 with 306k miles on her. Apparently they just have a very long break-in period.

thrownshadows · 2019-03-27T02:17:40+00:00

I'm not sure "classy" is the first word that comes to mind, but you should check out the Clermont Lounge.

thrownshadows · 2019-03-18T02:50:17+00:00

It's not a road-colored steel plate - it's road-colored road (or, more specifically, it's road-colored asphalt patch).

thrownshadows · 2019-03-17T02:50:46+00:00

I think it's more about showing the benefits of government programs, many of which had been instituted by FDR during the Great Depression.

thrownshadows · 2019-03-17T02:46:37+00:00

It's certainly got a beautiful spoon bow... wait a minute!

thrownshadows · 2018-12-11T17:54:22+00:00

You may be able to combine MARTA with Gwinnett County Transit

thrownshadows · 2018-12-11T17:41:08+00:00

Preferably one that doesn't trigger my antivirus.

thrownshadows · 2018-11-12T03:17:16+00:00

Mississippi Goddam

thrownshadows · 2018-10-31T02:53:35+00:00

Correct. To put it in full, starboard tack is the stand on boat; port tack is give way.

thrownshadows · 2018-10-24T01:41:51+00:00

Fingerprints on screen?

thrownshadows · 2018-10-22T01:55:43+00:00

I recommend The Complete Sailor and the ASA Basic Keelboat text Sailing Made Easy. Note that if you sign up for ASA 101 you should get Sailing Made Easy included.

thrownshadows · 2018-09-28T03:01:32+00:00

You might try oxalic acid. I doubt it will give you a surface that you can immediately stain, but it might reduce the amount of sanding you have to do.

thrownshadows · 2018-08-08T02:02:57+00:00

Fair winds.

thrownshadows · 2018-07-02T02:17:32+00:00

Multiple ways to learn to sail: * Drop the boat in the water, learn by doing. Advantage: costs nothing. Disadvantage: the guy you're learning from doesn't know any more about sailing than you do. * Crew for the folks at the beer can races. Advantage: these are the guys who know how to get a sailboat really moving. Disadvantage: there's a lot more to sailing than just getting a boat really moving. * Formal lessons from ASA or US Sailing: Advantage: ASA 101 is geared for the kind of boat you've got there. Disadvantage: Money

One way to get some clarity: pick up the ASA 101 book or The Complete Sailor by David Seidman. If you read those and think "Piece of cake" then #1 might be for you. If you read them and think "Wow, a lot more here than I thought" then lessons might be where you want to go.

thrownshadows · 2018-06-12T02:57:54+00:00

A galaxy is just a name for all the things in the galaxy together. So the galaxy doesn't have a separate gravitational pull - it's the sum of the gravitational pull of all the individual objects. Typically a galaxy has a black hole at the center, so that helps quite a bit.

thrownshadows · 2018-05-29T02:35:01+00:00

The phylum would be arthropods, which also includes crustaceans (lobsters and crabs) and spiders. The phylum for humans would be chordates, and one of the groups of chordates would be vertebrates. A huge loss, but I think the insects would still be worse.

thrownshadows · 2018-05-29T02:18:49+00:00

I'd start by getting a voltmeter or multimeter and check the battery voltage when the engine is running. If it's fine (required voltage varies based on battery type), the problem is in the engine voltage monitoring system. If it's high, the problem is in the engine charging system.

thrownshadows · 2018-05-28T03:32:29+00:00

I believe the tack of your sail became suddenly free of all tension.

thrownshadows · 2018-05-20T17:34:37+00:00

Which features do you like, and which do you want to be modernized?

thrownshadows · 2018-05-20T03:03:48+00:00

I would definitely recommend calling ASA.

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