Monthly Archives: April 2009

Status Report….

By B.J. | Published April 30, 2009

That I had to remove my Ace “Deluxe Wrist Stabilizer” in order to type this in less than two hours should give you some idea. This is actually the 4th wrist brace to date, I’ve destroyed two working on the teak. I keep one for sweating in while working on Read On..

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V-NO-R

By B.J. | Published April 21, 2009

Stick a fork in it, it’s done. Clearly the boat will not be ready to take to Boston the first weekend in May to see the Volvo Ocean Race in port events; we’ll be doing well to have all my limbs working and the caulking done by then. Not to Read On..

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Typing Slowly and Badly

By B.J. | Published April 20, 2009

I probably shouldn’t edit this post at all, just to show how ugly it is. This project is apparently tough on the body; at least the way I’m doing it. As I type this the ring and pinkie fingers on my left hand aren’t working so well and the whole Read On..

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Pneumatic Babes & Teak Caulk

By B.J. | Published April 16, 2009

“Every one says I’m awfully pneumatic,” said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs. I have to admit that the first time I ever read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World I was a bit puzzled by the use of the word pneumatic. In his context it is used to refer with Read On..

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Team Teak!!

By B.J. | Published April 7, 2009

The Admiral busy squishing the air out of a seam of caulk. The family that “Teaks” together stays together. I suppose. When we lost all my help for this project, my wife and I decided that I needed all the help I can get. Maybe it was something about me Read On..

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