Monthly Archives: October 2010
Let’s Face the Muzak and Dance
A bunch of stuff arrived today, including the Fein Multimaster, Pelican tool cases, and dry bags. The most exciting thing was my new toy: a concertina! This is an instrument I have absolutely no frakking idea how to play. I’m … Continue reading
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Last Day at Work
TODAY is my last day at work. I am still not processing it fully, I think, despite the wonderful sendoff my colleagues gave me last night. I was thoroughly embarrassed by the kind speeches of dear friends, and laughed a … Continue reading
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Stuck at Home on a Stormy Day
DUE to the epic storm that is encircling most of the continental US, I did not go up to the boat. Instead, HB and I went downtown to get our powers of attorney notarized, then I came home and worked … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Epic Storm
OK, technically not a photo, but this is the surface analysis map of North America showing the massive storm that’s currently knocking the stuffing out of the Midwest. That hole in the middle measures 964 millibars, and earlier beat the … Continue reading
Site Mods
COMMENT spam was starting to get annoying, so I have installed a reCAPTCHA gatekeeper. Comments are no longer held for moderation, but you will have to enter the words in the reCAPTCHA box. For those of you who didn’t know … Continue reading
Putting Bits Back On
IT seems like most of the last few months have been spent taking things apart. Now we have got to the putting-things-back-together stage. This is good, because we have to be out of the house in three and a half … Continue reading
Forehatch Rebuild
TOO tired to look back through the blog to see if I talked about the forehatch before, so I’ll assume not. The Picaroon’s forehatch had extensive rot, to the point where it wouldn’t hold a person’s weight. Not sure how … Continue reading
More Painting
JUST a quick update; no pretty pictures. HB and I worked on the boat Sunday and Monday, putting the last coat of blue on the topsides, and getting the white sheer strake and boot stripe started (but not finished). We … Continue reading
The Perils of ‘Stainless’
NOT all stainless steel is created equal. The photograph accompanying this post illustrates what happens to stainless steel in a saltwater environment: crevice corrosion. In short, crevice corrosion occurs when saltwater is trapped in a, well, crevice. Normally, stainless steel … Continue reading
Topsides Part Two
OH hey! We totally forgot to post, but we put the first and most of the second coats of blue paint on the topsides. Only the port side second coat to go.
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