We are looking for a new (to us) inflatable dinghy. We found one online, but it was 10 years old, and I thought it was overpriced for what it was. Rather than pass it by, I sent a message that…
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Don’t panic I’ll be back tomorrow.
As I age—I’m 70 and 3/4—I’m noticing that the ground is getting further away. If, unfortunately, something falls to the surface of this orb we live on, a round trip to pick it up takes more and more time. While…
What could go wrong? The paint I’m going to use is a four-part paint. The components are the paint, the converter, the reducer, and the roller additive. Each must be measured accurately (based on the temperature), mixed carefully, and allowed…
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…
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…