This week we didn’t get to do a whole lot of work on the boat, I mean we worked, as you shall see but we did more riding our bikes[…]
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Now let’s put it in place
… But first, let’s fix that bilge pump, lest we lose another night’s sleep! Notice my (James’) new hair cut! Doesn’t it look great with my hands in the bilge?[…]
Read morePrimary Mock-Up
This week we took all of the measurements we’ve been doing over the past month and applied them to our sheets Azek. Each sheet started out 4 feet by 8[…]
Read morePutting the Cart in its Proper Position
Another wild week of working at an independent living senior retirement community. For therapy, we go downstairs to the woodshop and prepare pieces of Azek for their new homes. Last[…]
Read moreLow Tide Revelations
The ice began its rapid melting process last Monday night and we were in the basement wood shop putting a new coat of paint on the Rutland 913 wind generator.[…]
Read moreThe cold rebuild
As it’s prone to do here in the New England, Atlantic North East we got dumped on with 4 inches of snow in 5 hours, followed by 3 days of[…]
Read moreGoodnight Caroline…
Caroline Lichtenwager lived across the hall from us once. She was a beautiful 94 year old woman with a Bourbon rasp and shining blue eyes. She worked out every single[…]
Read moreBig week
So this time we had to rent a van! When last we reported the starboard-side demo was done, the bulkhead was overbuilt, the bike was stolen and the boat was[…]
Read moreWhat?! Not in Noank?
About a month ago during a staff meeting, I (James) brought up the fact that it would be fun to do a slide show for our residents about our adventures[…]
Read moreA new hole
We got up early this morning, well, early for a day off, and rode the bikes to the boat. We’d both been fantasizing about the ride and the job we’d[…]
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