Monthly Archives: May 2008

For lack of a more pithy word – BLECH!

By B.J. | Published May 28, 2008

The head is of course the worst part of the boat to deal with. Outside of losing a couple of fingers in a fan belt, which would no doubt suck, what is the worst that can happen anywhere else? Oil, dirt, grease, stinky critters, sea slime and various toxins? Only Read On..

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Homeward Bound

By B.J. | Published May 24, 2008

She’s finally on the mooring. This afternoon Evenstar came home from the Great Cutlass Bearing Debacle of 2008 and all is well. More importantly the raw water pump I replaced seems to actually work! No more sea water spraying around the engine room. My 24V alternator seems happy with it’s Read On..

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Throw the second switch!

By B.J. | Published May 22, 2008

Frederick: It’s not enough. More! More, do you hear me? Throw the third switch! IGOR: (throwing the switch) Wait till he sees the bill. It looks like the solar panels have been green-lighted. Of course, both of you that visited here last Monday probably have no clue what I am Read On..

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On the road again…

By B.J. | Published May 22, 2008

Just can’t wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin’ music with my friends And I can’t wait to get on the road again On the road again Goin’ places that I’ve never been Seein’ things that I may never see again, And I can’t Read On..

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Reconstruction Begins

By B.J. | Published May 6, 2008

Woot woot! The bolts are here, they started putting Evenstar back together today. Vickie from H-R parts, in the extremely unlikely event that I have a third child I will name it after you, even if it is a boy. You rock.

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A Bolt! A Bolt! My Kingdom for a Bolt

By B.J. | Published May 2, 2008

Well, 12 bolts really. It seems that the bolts that held the rudder bearing to the rudder post came off rather ugly when the rudder was disassembled. Apparently they are also very special. It would seem that a 10mm 1.5 pitch bolt in this particular diameter, size and thread pattern Read On..

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