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• Photoday; There was a mist in the park last evening.
  • here another Firth of Clyde offspring
  • Read this blog post from RPM about moving
  • A bit of mist
  • Dang, no pretty boat pics but, sometimes it's nice to have balance in your life.
    • Agreed. Some hot stuff...
      • Is this progress on your windlass install?
        • Well, people talk about using welding wire for the cables. That...
          • Windlasses, I've been using mine more than usual this season.
            • All working and ready to deploy!
            • This year I switched to brait from 3-strand
              • Is what I bought in expectation of the Maxwell.
              • I'm on my 7th season
                • Brait may be too supple
                  • Was it dry? I think it goes through the windlass much better wet
              • Brait packaging
                • Yes; I enjoy the splicing too
                  • The Admiral does nice work but -
    • Another fine example of "balance"
      • Oh my...
      • jesus blye, is that your wife?
        • Wife's friend.
          • got nice friends
  • Diorama- Star of India in heavy weather
    • Wow, nice...
      • The new Maritime Center in Port Townsend is Incredible!
        • Sorry no photo
    • From the St Clements museum on the Potomoc R
    • Wow! That's great work.
  • Albrook mall, Panama City
    • other view. merry-go round
      • Yikes... so much for "local color."
    • Wow! Let's hope Panamanians figure out what poison our exported "fast food" is soon.
    • It's getting much bigger soon
  • Hmmm, I don't think we will be sailing much here in Kansas City for the next week!
    • 108* I don't think you are in Kansas anymore.
    • That's hard to imagine. Hope it breaks soon Tas.
      • Me too......weather folks say another 8 days or so before we get back to the 90s.
  • Only a day late
    • That's great. I've yet to see a Puffin up close like that.
      • Last one we saw came over the boat like a buzz bomb.
        • On the Rock we've gotta the two type. The over the boomers and the under the boomers. The unders are better tastein.
          • Our cat likes her Puffin Pate..
    • Yummy!!!! Newfoundlands National Dish!!!! (sound of drool)
    • Sorry, eastern Pen Bay