Wednesday Steady rain all day until 4 PM. Tried to put a tarp over the framework of the gazebo at Ahi, but the tarp I chose has many holes in it! I only succeeded in getting soaked! Took one battery to the auto parts store in OceanView to have them test it. Test result isContinue reading “March 22, 2023”
Category Archives: Spring 2023
March 21, 2023
Tuesday Went to OceanView for paint. Got a gallon of red and a gallon of white. At the hardware store in OceanView, I get a discount on Tuesdays because I am over 60 years old! Painted the boards at Holowai white, and the boards at Ahi red. . . OK, not ALL the boards, .Continue reading “March 21, 2023”
March 20, 2023
Monday Worked on concrete and rock for corner columns of shower enclosure at Ahi lot. Solar system at Holowai is not keeping up with the refrigerators. Need more panels &/or more batteries. Pulled weeds from another of the footing excavations at Holowai. Went to Honu’apo and went swimming in the swimming pool – even thoughContinue reading “March 20, 2023”
March 19, 2023
Sunday Worked on mixing concrete and laying up the rock for the two corner columns for the outside shower enclosure at Ahi. Work is hard and progress is slow. Very difficult pushing a wheelbarrow of concrete up the hill, even with the new pathway. It is still uphill! TTFN
March 18, 2023
Saturday The solar power system is hit and miss. Partly due to cloudy skies, partly due to cheap batteries, partly due to trees blocking the sunlight. I took the last of the fully painted deck boards over to Ahi. The last time I was there, I counted that I needed 14 more. I have 10Continue reading “March 18, 2023”
March 17, 2023
Friday Turned over the boards that I painted yesterday so I could paint the other side. Then I stood them on edge and painted the edges. I got the second side and one edge of each board painted before I ran out of white paint! Each board needs the second edge painted. I guess IContinue reading “March 17, 2023”
March 16, 2023
Thursday I have all the main rafters/joist installed on the gazebo. Working on the deck boards and the fascia and barge rafters. Sorted out the last 15 of my deck boards for the Ahi gazebo roof/ceiling and began painting them in the morning. In the afternoon, I went to Ahi and cut 45 degree mitresContinue reading “March 16, 2023”
March 15, 2023
Wednesday I took six of the painted deck boards over to the Ahi lot. While there, I painted the two fascia boards and one more 2 x 6 to be used for blocking. Then I ran out of red paint. Then I returned to Holowai. Using some scrap wood, the threaded rod and the 6″Continue reading “March 15, 2023”
March 14, 2023
Tuesday Bright and sunny today. Spent the morning at Holowai painting the deck boards for Ahi gazebo. In the afternoon I went to the Ahi lot and installed more solid blocking between the ceiling joist. I now have a row of solid blocking over each of the center beams. Kind of a slow, take itContinue reading “March 14, 2023”
March 13, 2023
Monday Painted some of the 2 x 6 decking boards for the Ahi gazebo in my “workshop” at Holowai. Took a shower at a little after 11 AM using the water from my solar water heater. It was quite warm. There was no breeze to make me cold while I showered! Drove to Hilo toContinue reading “March 13, 2023”
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