A ‘Hole’ Lot of Hull
I set to work to fix the part of the hull that had cracked around the cutlass bearing. I ground off the paint, and opened up the crack with my dremel tool. To my dismay, as I ground down the length of the crack, it just kept going. Finally I sanded the paint off of […]
The SWELLing List
Lot’s been done since I reported on boat project progress, but for the last few weeks it seems like whenever I finish one thing, another gets added to the list. Sometimes after lunch, the guys in the yard come over to have a look at what I’ve been up to. They poke around or answer […]
Saying ‘Yes’
I’ve been working so hard lately, that I haven’t had the energy to write in the evenings, so I’m posting this piece that a friend, Cameron, wrote about his recent adventure to the Marquesas to rescue his sister’s 25ft Falmouth Cutter that had been sitting in Taioahae Bay for the last 2 and a half […]
A Saturday ‘Sundae’: Off on a turquoise motorscooter adventure
Bright greens whiz through my peripherals as I slice through the balmy air after pulling away from the corner store. My right hand grips the throttle while my left rests against the other handlegrip, simultaneously clutching a heart-shaped, chocolate-dipped ice cream on a stick. Its heart shape thrills me beyond reason, but I don’t fight […]
Back to Cold Showers and Warm Beer
“Back to cold showers and warm beer?” a friend in the yard asked as I crawled up the ladder to Swell draped in bags containing a month’s worth of accumulated stuff.”Yep.” I replied with a curious cheer, dropping the load as I reached the opening to the port deck.In the last 3 years, my recent […]