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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Spring Cleaning
I get to the boatyard early in the hope of painting. I have to admit that that my little piece of boatyard has become a mess. I am not good at overall things, I get too excited. I do the … Continue reading
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Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
I am at the boat yard at 8:00. I am bristling to go. Here is the plan. Remove the locker covers, easy, 2 screws, take the covers down to paint space beside the car and paint them with first coat … Continue reading
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The Thin Yellow Line
One thing that has bugged me is the thin yellow line. There is a groove around the boat that once was filled with a yellow stripe of tape stuff. More later. Yesterday, I spent the day trying to spot an … Continue reading
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Paint
So, this is an old man’s story. I make bad decisions. I knew that the cockpit and all the upper surfaces of the boat had to be repainted. Boat paint is very specialized stuff and is not easy to come … Continue reading
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300,000 Ton Tanker
So, off I go to take my practical-in-the-boat-test for the completion of my license qualification. Like the theory test, this turns out to be very different from what I had imagined. The sun is shining as I set off and … Continue reading
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Phew!
I phone Shoken san, who is the boss of the ‘sailing school’ that is, in a very loose way, preparing me for my license. He tells me that I have passed the theoretical written test. Thank God! I studied as … Continue reading
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Master and Commander
Quite rightly I have to take both a theoretical and a practical exam on my knowledge of things nautical before I can sail away. The qualification is known as your license. The didactical approach for the theory exam is interesting. … Continue reading
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I See Your Red Door, I Want It Painted Black
As a pastoral introduction, let us talk about the vegetable garden up the street. You may remember that I was worried that the old lady who maintains it, had run into difficulties. Not so. I pass by today to see … Continue reading
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Now That’s the Old Black Bottom Dance
Big day at the boatyard. Otis, marine biologist at OIST, comes down to help. We spend the morning sanding the bottom of the boat. We hear the thunder of the Harley and Kiyano san arrives. He explains that during the … Continue reading
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Braveheart
Those of you who have watched the film Braveheart will remember that the Scots were kinda blue – not emotionally but rather pigmentally. I am faced with more awfulness of scraping ancient anti-fouling paint, of which there are at least … Continue reading
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