Ramblings
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First sail of 2019
After the wind, wet, and cold of the last few weeks, yesterday was pleasantly warm and somewhat sunny. The wind came up around noon, and there was but one thing to do – take Blue Opal out on a shake-down sail. Earlier in the week I’d fixed the yankee sheet (the wrong one had been…
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Good night
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Tโwas a misty morning
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Repair work on Blue Opal
I needed to check all the sails on Blue Opal this evening, just to be happy that everything was rigged correctly. The wrong sheet was on the genoa, so that had to be dropped and fixed, and then my attention turned to the main. It was a bit of a surprise when the zip handle…
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Gutting the kitchen, ensuite
The membrane that was down in the kitchen appeared to have been sweating the floor, and transmitting moisture from the edges towards the centre. With it lifted up out of the way, it’s become very evident that the slab itself is lovely and dry, it’s just the channel between the slab and the walls that…
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It’s a dog’s life