Monthly Archives: December 2008

A 'Hole' Lot of Hull

By lizzy | Published: December 29, 2008
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 [...]
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The SWELLing List

By lizzy | Published: December 22, 2008
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 [...]
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Saying 'Yes'

By lizzy | Published: December 15, 2008
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 [...]
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A Saturday 'Sundae': Off on a turquoise motorscooter adventure

By lizzy | Published: December 8, 2008
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 [...]
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Back to Cold Showers and Warm Beer

By lizzy | Published: December 1, 2008
“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 month [...]
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