tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67851075380499273502024-02-07T22:29:34.195-08:00Mike's AdventuresMike F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10937090594511971285noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785107538049927350.post-91024169739625140012014-07-23T10:32:00.000-07:002014-07-23T10:47:00.157-07:00Classic Mini a little bit of funWe love all things Mini and MINI over here. I picked up this Classic 1979 Mini for my 15 yr old son Zack to learn to drive in and use as a daily driver. That ended up being more work and down time than we could handle. Although we had fun adding driving lights, sliding rag top, fuel pump, brake and clutch master cylinders and an awesome sub-woofer and trunk trim. So we sold the car and got him a Jeep Wrangler to drive. Fast forward to July 2014 and I bought the car back. This time it is just my classic car and he does not get to drive it.<br />
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<br />Mike F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10937090594511971285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785107538049927350.post-83562651255995076572011-11-15T07:42:00.000-08:002011-11-15T07:42:18.555-08:00Our New HomeWe have moved and bought a new home in South Fork. Just about 6 miles away from our old home.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't think that my wife got neglected. Huge Kitchen for her.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are way excited to be in the new home. It's a great design by Cervelle Homes.</div>Mike F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10937090594511971285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785107538049927350.post-1691614510152985522011-05-15T19:46:00.000-07:002011-11-15T07:29:04.937-08:00SOLD! 10/19/11 Home Sweet Home is For Sale. SOLD! Our home is for sale.<br />
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Here's a video with some pictures and video that my wife shot. Next time I will set thew camera for a higher resolution.<br />
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We decided it was time to hit the beach and go sailing. (Floyd says it was Todd's idea) Friday was in the 70's and sunny, so why not sail on Saturday.<br />
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I hooked up the boat to the wifes 4x4 Toyota Tundra and dropped her and the kids off at her mother's house in Lake Jackson while I continued on to Surfside Beach at the 10 Mile location (Beach Access #6). After crossing the bridge to Surfside I contacted Floyd and he said they were waiting for the fog to clear and to join them at Franks home "The Hide Out".<br />
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Some time after noon we all headed off to the 10 mile spot and prepared to hit the water. The fog was heavy still and the temperature was cool. We suited up in the wet suits and rigged the boats. Floyd's boat took at turn for the worst as they raised his mast. The mast twisted to the side and broke the base. His boat was out for the day. So I rigged my boat and Todd rigged his and we took to the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
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Fog was so heavy we would loose sight of each other at about 50 yards distance. Also, we could not see the beach once we got out past the breaking waves. I had my iPhone 4 in a dry bag and we turned it on to Google Maps to navigate back to the starting location. VHF radios were handy for communications with the other boat.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here is Todd's Nacra Inter 17.</div><br />
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</div>Mike F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10937090594511971285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785107538049927350.post-23127649856425710852011-01-23T18:28:00.000-08:002011-01-23T18:28:20.226-08:00First Sail of the Hobie 16The new boat was prepped and ready for it's first sail. We went to the Texas City Dike. It was the day of the Red Fish Reach put on by the Texas City Dike Yacht Club. I decided not to join the race but just play on the boat with the family. My parents brought my brother's kids so rides were to be given.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a blast! October 16th, 2010. We had a great day of sailing. I also determined my new boat needed new sails. The sails that came with it had at one time been a mylar laminate sail. All of the mylar plastic had since been peeled of and the sails allowed too much wind to blow through them. This Time I found just what I needed on eBay. A nice set of used sails. So the boat got new sails and some updated decals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwyBH0gf7lO0gZrVW1M9T_nvqrAaBO-pV7lZre1kFZ-_SPnQVlDxniDp3yXHvuhwNb7iHWFK9Dw9XFXglBvhfwq0LTRGGen9HwfPVN8WhJxORpEspqX5gFMiW6fMHyHMBWHUdkTo_I5OB/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwyBH0gf7lO0gZrVW1M9T_nvqrAaBO-pV7lZre1kFZ-_SPnQVlDxniDp3yXHvuhwNb7iHWFK9Dw9XFXglBvhfwq0LTRGGen9HwfPVN8WhJxORpEspqX5gFMiW6fMHyHMBWHUdkTo_I5OB/s320/photo+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Mike F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10937090594511971285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785107538049927350.post-65512379919444406152011-01-23T18:15:00.000-08:002011-01-23T18:15:56.731-08:00Summer is for Sailing!One of my favorite activities is sailing Hobie catamarans. A while back I purchased an old 1973 Hobie 14 for a song off craigslist. I've sailed this boat all summer at Surfside, TX, Lake Somerville, TX and finally at the Texas City Dike. The Dike just reopened this year as it had been damaged a couple of years ago by a hurricane. I was finding out all too quickly what I already knew. I'm too big for a Hobie 14. I had to set in the middle of the trampoline to fly a hull and I would never be able to trapeze off the side without turning the boat over.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I watched Craigslist like a hawk. I even got the iPhone app that let me create a search that gave me notices of new listings. Then one Saturday morning I found it. It was a 1990 model Hobie 16 in Austin, TX. Off I went and bought my next toy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHfC9e6ivZx1Hvwoqk3KncH-YyYNxENiEgQpXfX8BKvIh11fJqVePwYieeZMso2v8M7gusmI6vM-72qI87zehFTgGSpR3gTP5ZUWDRt4R2jjWkvIK7xvWg02yBI_5t9TX-INSJNBmv2Js/s1600/IMG_0658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHfC9e6ivZx1Hvwoqk3KncH-YyYNxENiEgQpXfX8BKvIh11fJqVePwYieeZMso2v8M7gusmI6vM-72qI87zehFTgGSpR3gTP5ZUWDRt4R2jjWkvIK7xvWg02yBI_5t9TX-INSJNBmv2Js/s320/IMG_0658.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More fun awaits!!</div>Mike F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10937090594511971285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785107538049927350.post-26856169708824437332011-01-23T18:00:00.000-08:002011-01-23T18:00:23.876-08:00I need a new MINI.On May 24, 2010 I was driving to a sales appointment when I stopped at a traffic light waiting behind others and in my rear view mirror I see a Dodge Ram truck headed straight for me with no intention of slowing down.....brace myself and hold the brake tight.....CRASH...I've been rear-ended!<br />
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But, it was nice to get a newer car with more power, fewer miles and heated leather seats. Perfect for winter topless cruising.<br />
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I also removed the tall seat rails so the new owner would fit better. Not everyone is 6'3" and over 230 lbs.<br />
Summer of 2010Mike F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10937090594511971285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785107538049927350.post-43227808557454193452010-06-11T21:44:00.000-07:002010-06-11T21:44:30.403-07:00Jaguar Club of Houston - Spring SlalomHad a great time at the spring slalom. It was held at the Houston Community College Police training facility on the East side of Houston.<br />
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The facility had a skid pad too! Fun practicing the reverse 180s<br />
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My first attempt did not cover well so I stripped it off and repainted it. This time I used Krylon Fusion paint for plastic. <br />
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</div>Mike F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10937090594511971285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785107538049927350.post-13271467206495628202010-01-04T16:38:00.001-08:002010-01-21T22:32:03.970-08:00Welcome to my new Blog! Mike's Adventures and more!<div style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You never know what will capture my attention next and I will pour all of my attention into. Just ask my wife. I think it drives her crazy.</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I bought a used 2006 Elise. Actually, I won it on eBay! This thing is a blast!!!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">It's an English built sports car withToyota engine and drive train.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> This is not my daily driver. So I had to come up with a way to fit it in the two car garage with the other two cars and my son's scooter.<br />
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