The Epic of The Becky's Revenge: Ahoy Mateys, Raise the Main Mast!

It seems to have been relatively slow going recently as we are finishing the main structural items and are moving to the outside or decorative items. It seems like most of what we do is discuss the best way to do this or that. I guess you will have that when there are no plans besides the ones that are in your head! It also seems that the other thing I have been doing is going to Home Depot or surfing Amazon for more supplies. Those pre-fab playhouses that are set up at Lowes and Home Depot seem less and less expensive now!

Over the past week, however, we did accomplish a major task - we got the crow's nest and Jolly Roger flag installed and the main mast permanently attached to the ship. The crow's nest is half of an old Jack Daniel's whiskey barrel. It is just the perfect size and scale for the Becky's Revenge. However, the addition of the crow's nest on the top of the mast immensely increased the weight. I had to wait a couple of days for my brother to come up and help me raise it so I didn't fall and break my neck while trying to hoist a 16' long 4x6 with ~100 lbs of added weight added on the end of it!

We are currently working on the final framing of the front of the hull, the access steps and the decking! Only 3 weeks left until the christening of The Becky's Revenge and there is still a lot left to do!