Opua: white water
Opua: white water
When I built THE HAWKE OF TUONELA’s interior fifteen years ago, converting a stripped-out racer with nothing in the forepeak but sail stowage, no lockers or shelves, and an exposed overhead, into something more livable, I used wood screws. After all I was working with wood. In the interior.
That I should have used stainless became apparent a few years ago and is now a significant irritant. Hundreds of brass screws have corroded and are now almost impossible to remove. At the mere approach of a screwdriver, they disintegrate.
This morning I examined the trim, shelves and headliner panels in the vicinity of the port side main cabin leak. The only way to find the leak may be to remove them. To do so without damaging them irreparably may be impossible. If I could, I would. I may yet try. But it might be easier to live with the leak and hope that continued random efforts to seal it from the deck will someday chance to be successful.
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A front moved through yesterday with moderate wind and passing showers. Enough for the leak to leak.
Today a high in the Tasman is pressing against the low, which is lingering not far to the east, and we have a gale warning with howling winds and white water in the harbor. I haven’t been ashore for two days. It would be possible, but I don’t need anything enough to warrant the ordeal. Maybe tomorrow.
In addition to reading, writing, doing my exercises, and listening to music, I’ve watched some football on television. The Monday night game between the Vikings and the Jets is on Slingbox in the background as I write. The Jets just scored. And I’ve experimented with some photos in Aperture.
I’ve never shot much in black and white, but every once in a while I see an image that I think might be interesting to convert.
The above photo is the one of Russell at sunset that I posted a week ago. I may like this version better and am using it as my desktop.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010