Brutkey

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Bobcat rabbit has a thought.

an ink drawing of a humanoid rabbit named Bobcat, sitting on a mossy rock, looking ahead and grinning, a finger near their mouth. Their fur is long, wild, with slight curls, as are their eyebrows and ears. Their eyes are wide and clear.
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A follow up to this post by Devine, about Chimi, a regular feline visitor:
https://merveilles.town/@neauoire/115650977592036545

SOOO, kind of a funny coincidence, but I met Chimi's owner today, B, while doing laundry! Up until now neither Dev or I knew who the cat belonged to.

B's boat is on our dock and she told me today that Chimi is a bit of a wild one. He likes to wander. She said she adopted Chimi while in the Mariana Islands, prior to sailing to Japan. SO it turns he's a South Pacific kitty!

So I have to ask B, but I'm pretty sure the name is Japanese to mean "mountain demon", which is SOOO damn fitting...!

Also, apparently, I had brieftly corresponded with B by email a little while ago because she'd seen the Sailing in Japan wiki entry on our website :)!! She said our page was most useful cooldog

What a small, small world...

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Every fogged-up window gets a…

A finger drawing of a human butt on a fogged up sailboat window
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Engine repair rant

Every year, thus far, there's an issue with our marine diesel engine that I have to troubleshoot. This year's issue was a raw water pump leak, but not just any kind, water was coming out of the weeping hole, indicating that the pump shaft seal was bad.

Getting the shaft out of the body of the pump was effing hard, I had to borrow tools to do it. After prying it apart, I thought that I could just take the seal out and replace it and that'd be it, but then I saw that the shaft was kinda scarred, and one of the bearings looked like shit >_>... aaaand I somehow broke a circlip and now 1/2 of it is stuck in the body of the pump(improvised a tool to get it out, that was a BAD idea...).

I was not expecting to have to rebuild this damn thing. Never. Effing. Easy.

#theBoatyard

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Engine repair rant

On the upside, i now have a pretty good understanding of how the pump works and how it can fail XD....

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@rek@merveilles.town
Engine repair rant

Every year, thus far, there's an issue with our marine diesel engine that I have to troubleshoot. This year's issue was a raw water pump leak, but not just any kind, water was coming out of the weeping hole, indicating that the pump shaft seal was bad.

Getting the shaft out of the body of the pump was effing hard, I had to borrow tools to do it. After prying it apart, I thought that I could just take the seal out and replace it and that'd be it, but then I saw that the shaft was kinda scarred, and one of the bearings looked like shit >_>... aaaand I somehow broke a circlip and now 1/2 of it is stuck in the body of the pump(improvised a tool to get it out, that was a BAD idea...).

I was not expecting to have to rebuild this damn thing. Never. Effing. Easy.

#theBoatyard

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Made this case yesterday for the steam iron :>... using stray bits of Sunbrella(teal and black) and vinyl(topside). I also harvested the zipper from a bag of basmati rice.

My stack of scraps is getting thinner, but it's nice to still have so many little bits to make projects with ^^ (although ive pretty much run out of the black material).

a little square bag, with a thinner edge and a zipper closing overtop. The front and back are teal, the bottom thickness of the bag is black, and zipper plaque is light grey. The bag is sitting over a wooden pantry door, with food visible in the background.
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Devine left with the camera, so ive been improvising with the ipad for taking photos, hehe ^^;

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@rek@merveilles.town

Made this case yesterday for the steam iron :>... using stray bits of Sunbrella(teal and black) and vinyl(topside). I also harvested the zipper from a bag of basmati rice.

My stack of scraps is getting thinner, but it's nice to still have so many little bits to make projects with ^^ (although ive pretty much run out of the black material).

a little square bag, with a thinner edge and a zipper closing overtop. The front and back are teal, the bottom thickness of the bag is black, and zipper plaque is light grey. The bag is sitting over a wooden pantry door, with food visible in the background.
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Concerned Jon rabbit.

an ink drawing featuring a humanoid rabbit named Jon. Jon is kneeling on the ground, with hands on their knees, they are looking sideways, whilst appearing to say something. They are wearing a shortie leotard. Their fur is made up of bulbous tufts, and they have circlular patterns spread out on their body.
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Found a little 80's Philips foldable travel steam iron at the thrift store today! The design is neat, and it's a perfect boat size.

I've tested it, it works well~! It'll be handy for some upcoming projects :>.

a model TI-70 Philips steam iron laying over a cutting board. The cord is bound by an elastic band. The steam iron handle is folded down. a model TI-70 Philips steam iron laying over a cutting board. The cord is bound by an elastic band. The steam iron handle is in its upright position.
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Cackling Iggy rabbit.

an ink drawing featuring a humanoid rabbit named Iggy. Iggy has their hands up to their mouth, they are laughing with their eyes closed. They are wearing a hunky sweater and striped pants. Their ears are lying down, and the hair atop their head is very wild..