17 June 2014

Turns out that Sean caught what would have been the 6^th largest salmon in the tournament, but they ate the fish instead of taking it in for official measuring.  Sean and Ian (with some help from me sawing and lugging), built and erected the Lower Level west wall framework.  Even though this is “rough” carpentry, they are working to ¹/₁₆″ (or less) tolerances on every joint… most impressive.  At the end of a very hot afternoon, we used the Tacoma’s automobile jack to remove the sag in the long steel beam, then set a temporary wood post to hold the beam in position until the permanent posts are installed (tomorrow).  Lake temperature is up to 77°; almost perfect!