Many Hands

As I scrape I have a lot of time for reflect and think about all the hands that worked before mine over the last almost 70 years?  Who were they?  And what different tools and materials did they use?  How have we improved our impact on the environment over the last 70 years?  From infinite …

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Part of the Coast

The boat is out of the water for its annual paint and refit. We had planned to pull alder II from the water and to look at the planks. It arose from the water in fine fettle, with tight planks with a clean bottom. In all it looks wonderful below the water line. Alder II …

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