THE FEAR FACTOR

[pogden]

drink enough beer everything works out pretty darn good.

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My fear is the transom, floor, painting...I better start drinking now(I just won't stop).

[SCSeacraft]

You callin me a chicken there fellow-ship?
Them could be fightin words.
Donnie

[Billybob]

Well, I have to second you on the if only Jason had this site when I was doing mine statement - I would have known a lot more.
I gotta be honest - I have no fear at all, I just look at it as " well if I screw it up, I'll just do it over and over til I get it right"
Take the spraying, I never did it until I did my SC.I had some drips I had to sand down and do over, but gradually I got the hang of it.
It's not that I'm fearless, I'm just such a cheap bastage that I always try to do stuff myself. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Now I'm restoring this 72 El Camino with my 15 year old, a real rust bucket. We never welded before, but we bought a mig, read up on it a little, and it's really coming out great.You learn stuff, sometimes the hard way (like ALWAYS wear that helmet)- but you're better for it in the end.
You gotta draw the line though - like that knee replacement I been needin [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Soon, I have to reglass my bottom - I'll take some pics.

Bill

[ocuyler]

I call it the "stupid factor". I always have the desire to do the project and love to tear into it. At some point, it becomes apparent that it's more difficult than originally considered. So the bogging down sets in for days, weeks or months. Then the motivation to finish comes back, it is usually under duress of finishing sooner, rather than later.

That's when the "errors" begin. I often get in a hurry and get going a little too fast. Here are my top ten "oops" items to avoid when working on your SeaCraft:

1. Consider what's behind or under the thing you're drilling a hole in...

2. Stripping screws is really stupid...

3. Dry fit things BEFORE opening the tube of 5200...

4. Golf spikes and gelcote don't mix... (don't ask)

5. Not wearing gloves when working with epoxy or 5200 and touching your eyes is a bad deal...

6. Not wearing gloves when working with epoxy or 5200 and taking a leak is an even worse deal...

7. Measure 4 times - cut once...

8. That smoke you see is your $250 VHF (w/ DSC) you installed without an inline fuse, not your helper smoking a bowl under the console...

9. If you paint or re-gel your boat - you will inevitably "touch" the dock in a way you never thought possible...

And although there are scores more - my #10 "oops" is:

10. Budget your project and add 25% more money, 50% more time and 100% more beer...