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Category: Boat Projects

Realizing Color

November 30, 2020 Dena Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

James’s artistry has taught me (Dena, of course) so much about apprehending the beauty around me. He shows me the world through his photos, which also trains my eye to[…]

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…on the Prodj

October 19, 2020 James Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

It’s the only work worth doing! When I (James) posed that hypothesis to a woman on the docks in East Hampton, New York, she laughed at me and replied, “Motherhood[…]

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Our Lovebot!

August 8, 2020 Dena Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

S/V S.N. Cetacea used to have a pretty severe steering problem. The Monitor windvane, a self-steering system that uses wind angles and water pressure to turn the wheel and keep[…]

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The Deck

August 4, 2020 James Boat Projects, Life Under Sail

The deck project has been moving along with the weather, since we started it in the Magothy. There used to be these angled pieces of teak that protected your feet[…]

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Pointing to Holaga Snood

July 1, 2020 James Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

Harness Creek was kind and gentle on everything but the dinghy. When we felt the bottom of the dink, it was furry and tenacious like a lime-green shag carpet, cir.[…]

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Rebuilding the Solar System

June 20, 2020 James Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to destroy a system that no longer works, not just efficiently but at all, the only obvious progression is an[…]

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Sailing the Seas of Eastport

June 11, 2020 James Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

For the past few months (since before we got back in February) we’ve been piling projects up on our “when we get to Eastport and haul the boat” list. We[…]

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Starting Fires

April 8, 2020 James Boat Projects, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

Starting a fire is the very essence of human technology. If you’ve ever built a fire, you know — it’s an awesome achievement! It’s the fundamental step in the manipulation[…]

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Seth Thomas – It Works!

April 4, 2020 Dena Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

We got this Seth Thomas striking watch-clock at Captain Jim’s Marine Salvage in Portland, Maine last year when we first made landfall there as a boat-warming present to ourselves. It[…]

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No Longer Pushing Rope

April 3, 2020 Dena Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, Life Under Sail

Hands are sensory organs, and the difference to the hand between old and new lines is emotional, encouraging, adventurous. A soft handful of control, thick enough to grip and pull,[…]

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