Any that can go wrong, will go wrong — Murphy’s law
If two things can go wrong, the thing that will cost the most will go wrong — First Corollary to Murphy’s (paraphrase)
Continue reading “Statistics Predict for the Group, Not the Individual”
Category: By John
The Good and Bad
Will we make our date? It is an unexpected question to be pondering. Continue reading “The Good and Bad”
Time gets shorter, more things get done, stop date is set
The days are picking up speed and we have established a stop date. Continue reading “Time gets shorter, more things get done, stop date is set”
Time shrinks, projects complete
The number of discrete projects finding completion continues.
In the last two days all of the electronics installation was completed, the color coat was painted on the dinghy, the dinghy centerboard well repaired and the stove installed. Continue reading “Time shrinks, projects complete”
The pace picks up
Yesterday morning I ordered three items: More AAA rechargeable batteries — we have more and more things that need those — the wrench Terry Etapa suggested to complete the reassembly of the head panels and trim, and a pair of MC4 solar panel parallel connectors. They arrived later the same day.
And so it feels about this project, Continue reading “The pace picks up”
A penny for your fuse box, and much ado about nothing, with a very large downside
Very busy, full productive days, and yet at the end of each, there is always the question, ‘‘what got done today?’’
Electrical has been the main item of effort.
I’ve had the fuse box open while I sorted out an intermittent connection. As these things often go, the main feed touched a ground: a sparking sound, a burst of light and then a blown fuse. Continue reading “A penny for your fuse box, and much ado about nothing, with a very large downside”
21 Days Left
Twenty-one days, three weeks, from yesterday, Hilary, Jennifer and I are scheduled to leave our safe berth on Seattle’s Lake Union and start our extended journey to Juneau and beyond. Continue reading “21 Days Left”
Traps 1, Rats 0, Varnishing is complete, Cushions moving ahead
Thursday when I arrived at the boat to start work, a bag of lentils had been torn open: the rat(s) had returned. Before leaving at the end of the day I set a trap covered in lentils.
Friday the trap was missing; Continue reading “Traps 1, Rats 0, Varnishing is complete, Cushions moving ahead”
1000 Hour Engine Maintenance Begins, Rat Update
The thousand hour maintenance involves changing fluids, checking and replacing the impeller, and most importantly retorquing the head.
Continue reading “1000 Hour Engine Maintenance Begins, Rat Update”
Status: Of Rats and solar panels, VHF and AIS, Impellers and Torque specs
It’s been a very busy few days. Formal posts are stacked up waiting to be finished. This is just a quick status: Continue reading “Status: Of Rats and solar panels, VHF and AIS, Impellers and Torque specs”