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Category: Boat Projects

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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Sailing to the table

November 21, 2017 James Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

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

November 19, 2017 James Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog, Life Under Sail

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!

November 8, 2017 James Boat Projects, James' Blog

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,

September 23, 2017 Dena Boat Projects, James' Blog

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

September 13, 2017 Dena Boat Projects, Dena's Blog Posts, James' Blog

…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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