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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Category: Boat Projects
Sailing the Seas of Eastport
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
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!
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
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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Sailing to the table
Leaving Solomons was awesome! We sailed out of the little town inner-harbor at 4 knots under main alone on a close reach that only broadened as we blasted down the[…]
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The cruising life
One of my (James’) favorite things in the world is lying at anchor, safely waiting out a gritty weather system. The past few days have been a great opportunity to[…]
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BOOM!
We’re getting close and it’s freaking us out! The Go/No-Go list has been checked and re-checked and all systems report as GO! New Starter, Go! New Duel Primary 8D AGM,[…]
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…and just like that,
She’s blasted, She’s barrier coated, She’s faired and painted, …painted, painted and painted! …scrubbed, scraped, pollished and, yep, painted, …painted, …strapped, hoisted, …splashed, …motored and slipped! So let me introduce[…]
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12th Haul Out
…And here we are again in another place altogether doing a thing we know how to do. The big job this time around is the bottom. Wait…that’s always the big[…]
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