Monthly Archives: February 2008

The Master Project List – 2008 Version

By B.J. | Published February 14, 2008

As mentioned, here is the master list for Winter 07/Spring 08. All of this is supposed to be done…by May? Ha. I see the source for many updates here as I beat myself senseless trying to get all of this done. Add sprit for cruising asymmetrical; on order from Hallberg-Rassy Read On..

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Comma Splices

By B.J. | Published February 14, 2008

A comma splice is a sentence in which two independent clauses are joined by a comma with no conjunction. – Wikipedia. It has also been the bane of my existence as a writer since high school. I still suck at commas; having had two English teachers for parents they STILL Read On..

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Boat Projects from Hell, Part One of Many

By B.J. | Published February 13, 2008

Teak decks are lovely. Comfortable on the feet, good traction when wet. Pretty to look at when well kept. They are not fun to maintain. At some point I will start posting bits of the “Master Plan” for Evenstar over the next two years. It is a horrifying amount of Read On..

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What I did on my Summer Vacation – Part II

By B.J. | Published February 12, 2008

Finally, months after the fact I will get around to putting a small bit of information up about the second longer cruise we took last summer. The itinerary was pretty simple – head up through the Cape Cod Canal to Gloucester, then over to Provincetown then home. This was the Read On..

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Still Waiting for the Magic Block

By B.J. | Published February 11, 2008

Looking back over the various posts I noticed that I talked about a “special” new block coming from Lewmar in September. Well, It’s February and I still have a gimpy jury rig on the outhaul. Fortunately I have what every boat owner should dream of – a family friend with Read On..

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School Rulez

By B.J. | Published February 10, 2008

Back to school for me. As a part of learning to manage this rather large and complex boat I’ve enrolled in the “Marine Technology” program at a local technical college. The thinking is simple. Some day I am going to take this boat someplace where I don’t speak the language Read On..

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So far behind, so much to update.

By B.J. | Published February 2, 2008

OK, so the summer didn’t end in early August. I just dropped off the face of the earth for a few months. Lots of cool stuff happened but I just didn’t take the time to blather on about it. We did take our second vacation – to Gloucester and Provincetown Read On..

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