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It has been a while since I have really posted on many of the forums. Just a few things here and there, mainly customer and friend support. It was an interesting 2015...lots of changes in my personal life, and with the business. After going through a separation last March, I kind of spent some time away from things, and just did the minimum needed to keep things going with the boat business. I distanced my self from what was going on around me, even distanced myself from my customers and friends for a while. For that, I am sorry to you guys. I spent more time working on me, and getting myself back to being who I use to be years ago. That time has passed, and healed, and I am very happy to say, I have met someone, and I am the happiest I have ever been, and look forward to enjoying life again.
The website had a huge redo, and once that was redone and up and running, I started to feel more motivated again, and kinda got back in the saddle a little bit. While I am still working on laser cut kit design, I am also looking forward to working on making some of my sport hydroplane designs being available in fiberglass in the near future. I have been learning more and more about glass work, gel coat, gel coat colors, how not to do things, and how to create molds that will work for my own line of boats. Using other boats I have had, I worked on making molds from them, then parts/ hulls. As a lot of you know, my cowling lineup is now a gel coated cowl, instead of a pin holed epoxy cowl that I never really cared for. I am also happy to say that I am finally (and I know I have said it in the past) really working hard to get my own laser early this year. I am trying to get some things in line first, but I really want this to happen now as I feel the Chinese technology on lasers is finally getting where it needs to be so I feel like I am making an OK decision, and not buying a boat anchor!
I wanted to share some of the things I have created recently, both wood and fiberglass. So here goes. Thank you all for your continued support, friendship, and motivation. A lot of you helped me get through the tough times of the past, and I look forward to spending more time supporting your need for new designs in the future. Thanks guys and girls, Mike
Here is a 56" Seebold style tunnel that I purchased the molds for a couple years ago from a company called Performance International. I finally had a customer who really wanted one, and followed through. They are not cheap due to the size, so that has been a tough sell...and they are huge..which kills shipping! I did this one in black gel coat. He also got the Merc outboard cowling, and a decal set for the outboard cowl as well. This one is shipping out next week most likely!
It has been a while since I have really posted on many of the forums. Just a few things here and there, mainly customer and friend support. It was an interesting 2015...lots of changes in my personal life, and with the business. After going through a separation last March, I kind of spent some time away from things, and just did the minimum needed to keep things going with the boat business. I distanced my self from what was going on around me, even distanced myself from my customers and friends for a while. For that, I am sorry to you guys. I spent more time working on me, and getting myself back to being who I use to be years ago. That time has passed, and healed, and I am very happy to say, I have met someone, and I am the happiest I have ever been, and look forward to enjoying life again.
The website had a huge redo, and once that was redone and up and running, I started to feel more motivated again, and kinda got back in the saddle a little bit. While I am still working on laser cut kit design, I am also looking forward to working on making some of my sport hydroplane designs being available in fiberglass in the near future. I have been learning more and more about glass work, gel coat, gel coat colors, how not to do things, and how to create molds that will work for my own line of boats. Using other boats I have had, I worked on making molds from them, then parts/ hulls. As a lot of you know, my cowling lineup is now a gel coated cowl, instead of a pin holed epoxy cowl that I never really cared for. I am also happy to say that I am finally (and I know I have said it in the past) really working hard to get my own laser early this year. I am trying to get some things in line first, but I really want this to happen now as I feel the Chinese technology on lasers is finally getting where it needs to be so I feel like I am making an OK decision, and not buying a boat anchor!
I wanted to share some of the things I have created recently, both wood and fiberglass. So here goes. Thank you all for your continued support, friendship, and motivation. A lot of you helped me get through the tough times of the past, and I look forward to spending more time supporting your need for new designs in the future. Thanks guys and girls, Mike
Here is a 56" Seebold style tunnel that I purchased the molds for a couple years ago from a company called Performance International. I finally had a customer who really wanted one, and followed through. They are not cheap due to the size, so that has been a tough sell...and they are huge..which kills shipping! I did this one in black gel coat. He also got the Merc outboard cowling, and a decal set for the outboard cowl as well. This one is shipping out next week most likely!
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