Pants Boy

Let me know if you wanna give it a go - we've got a family friendly spot at Bronkies dam, I'll probably spend 99% of December there.

Just a couple more pics.

No, that's a brand new mesh tramp. And yes, the last pic is of 'our' Hobie 18. It's kinda owner-less at the moment, so we just abuse it when we can.

Lotsa fun was had. A ton of Gopro footage still to be edited.

Yay! Only 9 days to go untill the SailGP finals AND Wilgedraai Voortrekker camp - a week of sailing on the Vaaldam at Oranjeville

No pics, wife wasn't around with her trusty (actually, it was mine not long ago) camera. I seem to have, uhm, lost my 2 trapeze harnesses, somehow somewhere. I also want to re-do the trap wires and adjusters, there's only one per side and not greatest of conditions.

And so it begins ... Replaced side stays, both rudder gudgeon pins, both rudder cams, most shackles and clevis pins as a precaution, all plate adjusters, all the ropes and put on a new mesh trampoline (dankie vroulief!) Spent Friday afternoon and Saturday morning redoing everything and rigging the boat up. Went out for a quick sail and holy balls she's fast! Reactions like a go-cart. It's a whole new ballgame from my old Halcat.

Saw these at a flea market in pretoria on Saturday. I've got the guys details at home if anyone's interested.

You won't regret the Bosch Blue 18v - I've got two and they refuse to quit. If you can, get a Bosch Blue jigsaw as well - I upgraded mine last year and have even cut stainless steel sheets for bartops with it. The bigger motors ensure a smoother/easier cut and the 'better' models have a wider range of blades available. Sanders .. I switched over to a Bosch green random orbital jobbie - if you blow it out with a compressor every couple of days it lasts forever. The velcro pad on the bottom goes after a while (mine quit in year 2) but is a fairly cheap (around R400) replacement. For just about everything else I'd go cheap - maybe get a tracksaw instead of a tablesaw. Plenty of good advice on this thread about that.

Ah ****, something followed me home again. 'Stole' this Hobie 16 off an old toppie near my home, been stored in his garage for ~20 years. It's old as dirt but surprisingly few nicks and dings on it. Sails are still crinkly, I ran twine over all the cables and not one loose strand anywhere. Will need a new gudgeon pin on the one rudder and a good polish. Would also love to replace the original white vinyl trampoline with a mesh one ... my burfday is coming up so I've started the hints

Has anyone posted Small Town Titans here before? This cover is amazing.

Food lover's .... eish. Prices sometimes 'Okay', quality I've found is a BIG hit or miss. They don't use the same suppliers constantly. Rather find yourself a new 'local'

https://www.flickr.com/photos/34625762@N05/3220717298

Not a joke - chap's name was Viv Bristo, lived in Zim. They shot 'Lost mines of Kilimanjaro' on his farm. Slightly different details, but actually a true (and corroborated by witnesses) story

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Z3si9YuOzrJN-4dVpW5Jw It's a 6 boat race, country vs country, in 6 locations around the world. The format and spectator value is just unbelievable. And those boats ..... F50's, Based on the ACC50 of the America's cup, but with 'One Design' in mind.

Anyone following the SailGP? It's my kinda action ....

"Unsa man na" = "What is that" (cebuano)

It's, ah, err, apparently called 'Carpet bombing' ... or at least that's what me and my mates called it when we were a LOT younger

I think I'm going to try a bit of smoked warthog in the same fashion next ... now where did I put my 308?

Tried something different last week - mini pork wellington.s Cut a pork fillet into 8cm lengths, pan fried with a little butter, left to cool. Smeared with American Mustard. Fried up some diced mushroom, finely chopped onions, garlic and some fresh rosemary, thyme and oregano out of the garden. Put this mixture on some puff pastry sheets, then a fillet on top and baked in the oven for ~30 minutes. Served with baby potatoes and pan fried patty pans and green beans. Was pretty damn good. My son sent me the photo afterwards

Cabinet I delivered on Friday - had a bit of a struggle with the soft-close slides but the I had an 'A-Ha' moment and figured the little buggers out. Took a few good slaps to the handlanger to explain to him about the third part of the slide on the inside where the bearings run/move and that they need to be properly aligned otherwise the slides just don't work (and spill little balls everywhere)

I've got a bit of a flyer of a question here - hopefully you'll indulge my research a bit. How does your typical weekly veggie shopping trip look like? Ie what do you buy for a week's worth of cooking? (By the royal 'you' I'm asking veganists in general)

Joinery with a little carpentry thrown in to keep the wolves at bay end of the month. I do a fair bit of cabinetmaking (as trade, not necessarily cabinets) Used it as a blanket term like 'houtwerker' - but even that will get my arse kicked

Any other carpenters suddenly hit with a big inflow of work? Seems as if every carpenter I know (in Pretoria) is getting snowed under since last week. Not complaining, I'm glad to have a lot of work. Just strange timing.