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It’s almost midnight on Sunday and I’m tired enough that I don’t really remember what I got done this weekend! Of course my to-do list I have been referring to is on the boat, so that is no help.
The general idea this weekend was to keep stripping the boat. As much time as [...]

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I remember when I bought my first car. I was fifteen years old or so and I bought an old VW camper bus. Of course I didn’t tell my parents, and it didn’t really run all that well. Little did I know that it had some bad rings in it and I would have [...]

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It seems to me that every time I start a project down on the boat I spend half the time just fixing the tools, then half the time working on the project. The other day I had to get the shop vac working, today I was trying to change the tranmission oil and had [...]

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Well once again its February 14th, and I’m celebrating Valentine’s day alone. I’m okay with that though. I’ve had my ups and downs in the dating scene and if I’ve learned anything, I’m much happier alone!
I do have a new love in my life though, she’s 41 feet long, 12.2 feet wide, and [...]

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Where to start… internet has been down out here for a couple days so I have not taken the time to update on boat progress. I’ll try and backtrack a bit. It was a busy week with work, so I didn’t make it down to the boat much except to open her up [...]

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A quick update on Kintyre. I was doing some office work down on the dock today because it was absolutely beautiful. After working on this emergency plan for the island for two hours, I decided to take a quick break and fire up the motor again. I climbed down in the bilge to [...]

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It’s been an interesting week in my life. Some ups and downs, but out of all of it, I’ve decided to completely dive into this boat project. The other night I was watching television at 10pm, and realized I would much rather be working on something rewarding and valuable. So I sanded down [...]

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Another day on my ark… Spent the afternoon cleaning up the decks some more. Removed both booms, climbed and inspected the main mast, and began workin on the diesel motor. The great news is that the main mast looks to be in great shape. Climbed up to the top, belayed of course, and [...]

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This is the first post of many in this new journey. Kintyre is now mine and she’s ready to get moving! This week I’ve started cleaning it out, wiping away the mold, cleaning up the decks, and letting her breath a bit. 9 bags of sails have been unloaded. All the cushions stowed [...]

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