As work on the boat continues and our launch in January looks like it will happen, my mind wanders to other things, like my Viking helmet. Mine is, of course, not brass, bronze, or copper like the Viking helmets of…
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I have vowed to keep the blog going. But this morning, I have stuff to do before we go to the boat. One paragraph may be all you get. Yesterday, I managed to install the cutlass bearing. Straight from the…
The goal of any sailor worth his weight is to keep the water out. Water coming in above the water line is not quite as bad as water leaking in from below. Other sailors may have different tolerances for the…
Ok, Ok, I found the nut driver. It was where it was, and I should have thought there was room for it there and it would have to orient itself perfectly to roll in. But it did. There is an…
It has been some time since I stopped blogging. Perhaps I stopped because blogging became less of a thing in the world. I tried a podcast, but I found it a lot like talking to myself, something I’m already good…
It is hard to believe that we’ve been here in the yard since November 16th. That will be three weeks tomorrow. Things are moving along but slowly, supply chain issues and high demand for services are conspiring to keep us…
One of the hardest things to do is to wait for a Hurricane to pass. Harder still when you are in Canada and the boat you try to protect is in Florida. There was a post on FB that said…
We launched Fracas on Monday, January 10th; everything went well with that. Normally you can fill up with water after you launch but there was a backlog of boats to be handled. We had been launched into a freshwater canal…
I’m not a fan of paying attention all the time. I can see the merit in it but not the ROI (return on investment). It does drive ML crazy and from time to time it can lead to times when…
The Night before Christmas is recited all over the world on the night before Christmas. This oft’ recited poem was first published in 1823. It was published anonymously so the original writer didn’t get rich. Two poets are offered up…