How to tell if you’re a mindless partisan
“Would a person who identifies themselves as “progressive” be more likely or less likely to agree with someone, if that someone was the host of a Fox News show? Most likely, they’d have their mind made up already when they turned on the channel.”
Bristol 26- Rebuilding the shelf and chainplate knee in the dinette area (Part II)
In Part 2, I finish rebuilding the shelf and Chainplate knee, and make a new chainplate for our Bristol 26 sailboat.
Bristol 26- Removing the Chainplate Knee and shelf from the dinette area (Part 1)

We found some hidden surprises (i.e. lots of work) when we removed the carpet from the cabin walls of our Bristol 26.
Replacing Seacocks and Making Backing Plates on a Bristol 26 Sailboat

The first thing I did to our boat was replace the original seacocks which were all frozen open.
The Darkness of the Outer Cape

“…On the beaches of Rhode Island and Connecticut, there’s always some ambient light from the neighboring towns and cities. On the Outer Cape–that narrow spit of land jutting out into the Atlantic–there’s not much development. In the low light, eyesight takes a back seat to the other senses.”