Retirement Shop

[Michael B]

Well Greg, if you hadn’t cut down so many trees, you could be working in the shade

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Well Greg, if you hadn’t cut down so many trees, you could be working in the shade

lol The two large oaks were 5' away from the existing shop and in the footprint of the expansion. The three smaller ones clumped together were a bit further away but still in the footprint of the expansion. I'm creative but not that creative.

 

[Michael B]

lol The two large oaks were 5' away from the existing shop and in the footprint of the expansion. The three smaller ones clumped together were a bit further away but still in the footprint of the expansion. I'm creative but not that creative.

Roger that! In the long run fewer trees around the shop are in your best interest anyway. But the shade would have been nice during construction.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

All done except for the eave trim and man door. Profiles are different unfortunately so I need to contact the original shop supplier and see if I can source some from them. That or force fit an awkward transition between the two. Didn’t notice the difference until I was prepping for the roof panels.

Slowly but surely hanging some wall art.

 

[Michael B]

Good job Greg! It looks great.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Good job Greg! It looks great.

Thanks Michael. Would have been much easier and faster in milder weather. The last few weeks have been miserable.

 

[Michael B]

Roger that!

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Finally got these flags up. Countries we lived in over the years.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

All done except for the eave trim and man door. Profiles are different unfortunately so I need to contact the original shop supplier and see if I can source some from them. That or force fit an awkward transition between the two. Didn’t notice the difference until I was prepping for the roof panels.

I could not find the original eave trim profile anywhere so ultimately decided to replace all the trim with the new profile. The steel company, for some reason, had issues producing the two Apex Boxes but after 4 tries finally got two acceptable ones to me. Installed the front trim yesterday and will do the back today. That will complete the building addition - finally.

Also got the lights wired in the Lean-To addition. I went with the same lights and configuration as the ones I installed in the shop. These are just a few inches lower than the ones in the shop. Nice and bright!

 

[Michael B]

The addition looks great Greg. Good job sir!

 

[WarDamnEagle]

The addition looks great Greg. Good job sir!

Thanks Michael. Glad to have it done. The trim wasn't really holding anything up as it was weathertight but it's great to finally have the last screw installed. I also got the man door installed in the wall a few days ago. Nice not to have to walk around to get into the addition. Cutting the existing sheet metal for the door was probably the most stressful part of the whole expansion. Would have been hard to correct if I got that wrong.

 

[Blastservices]

Looking great!
I had a 2001 at one point too! Great ski boat.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Looking great!
I had a 2001 at one point too! Great ski boat.

Thanks Todd. This one is a 1997. First year of the TSC1 hull. Took me a while to find that hull with a Ford GT40 in very good condition. Shipped it in from Portland of all places. Wife really likes the green. You don't see many in this color combination. Back in my amateur tournament days I had a '82 (or maybe a '83?) 2001. Great boats.

 

[greenbeast]

Always wanted to ski behind one of those instead of the bayliner or deck boats we were raised with. But jumping the wake sure was fun. Missed out on some barefoot stuff when a boom would have been nice.

Somewhere I still have a double boot Kidder and HO ski. Somehow things changed through the years. I’d look like offensive tackle standing on a toothpick now.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Always wanted to ski behind one of those instead of the bayliner or deck boats we were raised with. But jumping the wake sure was fun. Missed out on some barefoot stuff when a boom would have been nice.

Somewhere I still have a double boot Kidder and HO ski. Somehow things changed through the years. I’d look like offensive tackle standing on a toothpick now.

Come on over Jon and we'll make it happen.

 

[Blastservices]

Graphic looked like an earlier model. GT40 in them makes them really nice running ski boats !

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Got another 20' section of wall done. That leaves one 20' x 9' corner unfinished which is where the toilet, shop sink, refrigerator, etc. are going. Really needed to get this wall section done so I can install some 12' high pallet racking. Thinking 10' or maybe 12' wide, 7 wire rack levels in total, which should give me enough storage to clean up the floor space in the shop.

The FJ55 has a body shop slot for later this year so I need to start disassembly soon. Couldn't envision starting that project though until I could get all these boxes of parts off the middle of the floor.

Stripes are a bit of a pain but after 100+ feet of them the process is going much faster.

 

[Michael B]

Looking good Greg!

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Filled that wall up with a 36" deep, 12'x12' pallet rack. Disconnected the X-Braces and strung them inside the uprights and beams so that I could get it against the wall. Maybe not worth it for 3" but it wasn't overly difficult and there's no way the rack is moving now. As heavy as everything is, I don't think it was going anywhere anyway. Looks like a lot of storage but I am pretty sure I can fill it up with parts.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

A bit of a cross post from my FJ55 thread but the pallet rack really helped to clean up the shop. That rack cost around $800. The risers are new and the beams and wire racks were used but in great condition; just a bit dirty which the power washer cleaned up without issue. You really can't buy this much heavy duty storage with shelving units, especially if you have the ceiling height to take advantage of.

The "before" photo is 3 posts up.