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scrottieNot as cold as it was this last visit (de-visit?). Sweater's off after a few days.
For how much journalism I'm reading (politics and computer), I might as well start reading that book I've been avoiding.
I try to always take a spare power adapter with me because, an amazing number of times, they blow when traveling. I had a spare with me, so fuck you power adapter that just died. Headphones, same thing.
There was a bit of sun today and I was feeling computer-cabin-fever so I added that redundancy to the centerboard pendant hose. One hose clamp and not enough purchase to add a second one there was making me nervous/unhappy.
Earlier on, one portlight got re-re-rebedded with some new window glazing (sometimes chemical sealant, sometimes U shaped rubber, in this case U shaped rubbed). That seems to be holding the rain out but the glazing isn't holding out water from the hose sprayed directly at it so I'm not sure. Another portlight got re-rebedded. My butyl rubber technique is evolving. I started with one neat little strip stuck in there and taking the plastic scraper to trim the excess but that didn't work. The scraper pulls out rubber as it isn't sharp enough and I have to just use a knife even though I was originally worried about gouging surfaces. Nope, has to be a knife. And one little strip of butyl isn't enough. Now it's a strip stuck to the cabin, and another strip stuck to the inside of the portlight, with extra anywhere it seems thin. The cabintop curves so extra off to the sides. I didn't want to touch the butyl before and risk getting dirt or oil on it but now I take my thumb and thoroughly stick it to the window or portlight. Then tightening the portlight down, but butyl only has to make a good seal against more butyl. That maybe tentatively seems to be holding. Thar be only one more problem portlight to redo right now.
More bilge scrubbing since rain is finding its way into the bilge from somewhere in the cockpit area (because otherwise I'd see it) and as long as there's water in there, I might as well add the detergent and scrub. And as long as I'm greasy up to my elbows, I might as well pull out the knot meter cable snaking through the bilge that I had Bethel Harbor cut at the thru hull and seal up. All things being equal, a vintage knot meter from the 60s would be great, but fewer thru-hulls is better and this thru-hull was original and the propeller was missing.
Cerro Coso's student account/web system doesn't actually work which is giving me deja vu (though I don't know if it's valid deja vu or something else). IT is outsourced to overseas so it was wee hours before I heard back on the request and the response said that a batch update would fix it, due 24 hours out. Single-sign-on (multiple systems with one login) is often fragile.
I'm super keen to get BoatyBoat not dribbling water and rotting wood (more) before leaving her for any period of time, and likewise on that centerboard pendant.
For how much journalism I'm reading (politics and computer), I might as well start reading that book I've been avoiding.
I try to always take a spare power adapter with me because, an amazing number of times, they blow when traveling. I had a spare with me, so fuck you power adapter that just died. Headphones, same thing.
There was a bit of sun today and I was feeling computer-cabin-fever so I added that redundancy to the centerboard pendant hose. One hose clamp and not enough purchase to add a second one there was making me nervous/unhappy.
Earlier on, one portlight got re-re-rebedded with some new window glazing (sometimes chemical sealant, sometimes U shaped rubber, in this case U shaped rubbed). That seems to be holding the rain out but the glazing isn't holding out water from the hose sprayed directly at it so I'm not sure. Another portlight got re-rebedded. My butyl rubber technique is evolving. I started with one neat little strip stuck in there and taking the plastic scraper to trim the excess but that didn't work. The scraper pulls out rubber as it isn't sharp enough and I have to just use a knife even though I was originally worried about gouging surfaces. Nope, has to be a knife. And one little strip of butyl isn't enough. Now it's a strip stuck to the cabin, and another strip stuck to the inside of the portlight, with extra anywhere it seems thin. The cabintop curves so extra off to the sides. I didn't want to touch the butyl before and risk getting dirt or oil on it but now I take my thumb and thoroughly stick it to the window or portlight. Then tightening the portlight down, but butyl only has to make a good seal against more butyl. That maybe tentatively seems to be holding. Thar be only one more problem portlight to redo right now.
More bilge scrubbing since rain is finding its way into the bilge from somewhere in the cockpit area (because otherwise I'd see it) and as long as there's water in there, I might as well add the detergent and scrub. And as long as I'm greasy up to my elbows, I might as well pull out the knot meter cable snaking through the bilge that I had Bethel Harbor cut at the thru hull and seal up. All things being equal, a vintage knot meter from the 60s would be great, but fewer thru-hulls is better and this thru-hull was original and the propeller was missing.
Cerro Coso's student account/web system doesn't actually work which is giving me deja vu (though I don't know if it's valid deja vu or something else). IT is outsourced to overseas so it was wee hours before I heard back on the request and the response said that a batch update would fix it, due 24 hours out. Single-sign-on (multiple systems with one login) is often fragile.
I'm super keen to get BoatyBoat not dribbling water and rotting wood (more) before leaving her for any period of time, and likewise on that centerboard pendant.
