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OLI’s ‘Pearl’
The wind had decreased slightly by morning but it was still gusting over 40 knots. The waves had pulled the dirt away from Swell’s supports in the night, but she remained upright. No boats in the yard had fallen or broken lines in the marina but others whispered of boats that had been beached or [...]
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Don’t Kill the Star!
And the next day at ten o’clock sharp, Jimmy circled Swell on his stand-up paddle board. “Come aboard,” I called. “I’m nearly ready!” He descended into Swell’s cabin, eyes wide, taking in all the quotes and photos and details. I showed him my book collection, hoping I could give him one of my favorites, but [...]
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Finding the Needle in the Haystack
“Hello, Liz? C’est Manuelle. My clients didn’t show up so we can go now to look for your chain if you wish?” “Yes, great. I’m ready. I can pick you up in town with Swell.” We loaded her dive gear aboard and headed off to the GPS point where, 125 ft below, sat my brand [...]
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Motor Mount Showdown: The Final Battle 12/26/09
And so despite that Jesse had probably hoped to spend his brief pass through town out enjoying a blue lagoon somewhere, I had no choice but to tackle the engine repair before my brother arrived the following day! We pulled off the stairs to survey what we were up against: The engine was definitely high…way [...]
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Nisha Fizzles…Now OLI bearing down.
My ‘vacation’ from the boatyard was short-lived on account of cyclone season suddenly giving everyone a scare. I high-tailed it back to the boatyard before the storm was due to arrive and hauled Swell out a week earlier then planned. Nisha was downgraded and we saw only 30-35 knots of wind, but close behind her, [...]
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TROPICAL CYCLONE NISHA
Tropical cyclone Nisha headed in this direction. Not good.
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Bed Buddies
I stared up at a mosquito above me as he tried to poke his way into the netted canopy that draped over my bed in the little room I was renting. I tried to digest the thought of yet another major haulout repair. The heat of mid-summer had shortly followed the rain, and without a [...]
Back to the Blue(s) :(
The next morning, alone aboard Swell again, I happily sorted and sifted the towering piles in an effort to restore livability and order to my sacred little space. “Hmm…that’s odd…I could have sworn that box of tea wasn’t munched yesterday?” More clues followed to conclude that there was yet another rodent aboard. I sighed and [...]
Back to the Blue!
Once the blue bottom paint made it to the island, I slapped on one coat all over and finished up the final touches to make her ready to launch again. Friend Jesse Horton, who I hadn’t seen since the submarine ride at Cocos Island, happened through the area on business the day Swell was ready [...]
To get something done, you gotta do it yourself…