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I'd say you know what your doing
By:Kent LeBoutillier
Date: 6/5/2003, 11:50 am
In Response To: Other: Ramblings thoughts of a novice builder (Lennie Hawkins)

Harvey Golden said just the other day he was up to 10537 mistakes and still counting. I'm sure I have just as many. In the case of the real big boats (ships and Subs) You strive for excellence and live with what is allowed by specification. No boat or any other project for that matter is perfect!

I think I know what I'm doing after four strippers and a couple more SOF's but that doesn't mean I won't do something stupid, like drill a hole in the wrong place (speaking from experience, it happened just the other night on my latest boat). I'm sure you know as well!

No matter how long you build you will always look and say I could have done better.

Keep trying, keep building, and have fun!

Kent

Messages In This Thread

Other: Ramblings thoughts of a novice builder
Lennie Hawkins -- 6/5/2003, 11:22 am
Re: Other: Ramblings thoughts of a novice builder
Ross Leidy -- 6/5/2003, 11:47 pm
Actually, I think it's called a "collective".
Brian Nystrom -- 6/6/2003, 12:31 pm
Re: Other: Ramblings thoughts of a novice builder
Rick Sylvia -- 6/6/2003, 8:21 am
Re: Other: Ramblings thoughts of a novice builder
Lindsay -- 6/5/2003, 9:18 pm
The correct # of boats....
Don Beale -- 6/5/2003, 4:29 pm
Re: Other: Ramblings thoughts of a novice builder
Don Lucas -- 6/5/2003, 3:42 pm
Re: Other: Ramblings thoughts of a novice builder
Tom Yost -- 6/5/2003, 1:50 pm
Re: Other: Ramblings thoughts of a novice builder
John Caldeira -- 6/6/2003, 2:01 pm
Re: Other: Just keep enjoying what you're doing
Scott Ferguson -- 6/5/2003, 1:24 pm
Re: knowing what you're doing
LeeG -- 6/5/2003, 11:52 am
Blue Fin
Jay Nelson -- 6/6/2003, 12:05 pm
Re: strip for Lee?
Ryan -- 6/5/2003, 1:30 pm
I'd say you know what your doing
Kent LeBoutillier -- 6/5/2003, 11:50 am
sounds like you're a pro
Mike and Rikki -- 6/5/2003, 1:53 pm
Re: sounds like you're a pro *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 6/5/2003, 4:26 pm
Re: Beautiful ! *NM*
Eric ze Red -- 6/7/2003, 1:17 pm
i think i'am going to cry *NM*
steve hartmann -- 6/6/2003, 10:55 am
Re: sounds like you're a pro
Mike and Rikki -- 6/5/2003, 10:23 pm
Very Well Said, Tom *NM*
Charles Leach -- 6/5/2003, 9:18 pm
WOW! A Poet AND Artist!! Cool!! *NM*
Steve Frederick -- 6/5/2003, 8:55 pm
BRAVO! *NM*
Danny -- 6/5/2003, 7:20 pm