Posts

Showing posts from September, 2011

Back to building

Image
Connecting rods attached Same, different view Torqueing the case halves Pistons, cylinders, and heads on the left side

Playing hookey

Image
The new A-Sail Beached on Killkenny Going to weather in light air

Painting

Image
The cooling shrouds for the VW.

Wash the ponies day

Image
On a hot fall day. This is not safe horse handling, note the hose around the legs, loose buckets, and narrow confines. Recipe for disaster, fortunately all emerged unscathed. Tino got his turn next.

Harvest time

Image
This is from part of the pumpkin patch. They got really big this year, that one on the left is 36#.

The first day of fall

Image
Happy Equinox!

A very calm morning

Image
Black Mountain is reflected in Nicassio Reservour.

The missing mile

Image
The first sign is at Nicassio Valley Road on the Point Reyes-Petalua Road. This sign on the Pt. Reyes-Petaluma Rd. A little further on near the Platform Bridge.

Camshaft in place

Image
And we were about to install the connecting rods, only to find the wrist pins that attach the pistons were too loose. Back to the machine shop to have them bushed and bored. Dang!

Lilies

Image
"Naked Ladies" and barbed wire.

Papermill Creek

Image
Telephto view and only slightly enlarged, with the "Mesa" beyond.

Fall is almost here

Image
Fresh picked apples make the best pies.

West Marin pastoral

Image
Entrance to Gallagher Ranch with Black Mountain I found a very old grave yard with some of Novatos founding fathers, now called pioneer park. On the road on Novato Blvd.
Image

Starting the build

Image
The cleaned and empty case half Main bearings, crank, and half the lifters instaled. The cam bearings are missing, I'll pick them up tomorrow.

Along the Pt. Reyes- Petaluma Rd.

Image

Forest scene

Image
Foxglove,huckleberry, ferns and etc.

The last110 regatta picture

Image
Milly and Velella with her A-sail.