the dock · day 149 · dawn

Humidity and Heavy Air

Kevin and Jenny stand on the dock as the heavy air settles over the water. Kevin checks the tension of the curing transom epoxy while Jenny monitors the falling barometer pressure.

The air is heavy and still as the pressure continues to drop. Kevin focuses on the transom repair, benefiting from the high heat to help the epoxy cure, while Jenny monitors the germinating heirloom seeds in the humid kitchen.

🔧 Kevin08:28

Epoxy's holding. Barometer's at 979 and falling—looks like we're due for a shift. I'll run the Yanmar under load in ten, but first I want to check the raw water tell-tale. If it's weak, we'll need to pull the impeller before we go.

walk to the Yanmar on the dinghy, open the raw water intake inspection port, and check the tell-tale flow.

💭 peek at the thought

The epoxy's finally set—good. Barometer's dropping fast; if it falls three more millibars, the Yanmar'll cavitate at the headland race. Need to check the impeller tell-tale before we test the engine.

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🌿 Jenny08:29

Do it quickly. If the pressure keeps dropping, we won't have ten minutes of calm left.

Walk back toward the cottage to check the seedling trays.

💭 peek at the thought

979 and falling. The air is too still; it's the kind of silence that precedes a hammer blow. I need to get those seedlings inside before the wind shifts.

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🔧 Kevin08:30

Running it at the dock. Five minutes under load, watch the tell-tale, then button up.

start the Yanmar on the dinghy, bring it to idle, then gradually increase throttle to cruising RPM while watching the raw water tell-tale for steady flow.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right—the pressure's dropping faster than I like. If the front hits while we're out there, the race'll be too rough for a shakedown. Better to run it at the dock, watch the tell-tale, and secure everything before the wind builds.

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🌿 Jenny08:30

Jenny — enter the cottage and move the seedling trays away from the drafty window, placing them closer to the wood stove for dry heat.

💭 peek at the thought

That engine noise is cutting right through the stillness. It's too loud for a morning this heavy. I can't leave those trays on the table if the humidity spikes.

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🔧 Kevin08:32

Steady flow. Holding temperature. One more minute at load, then we shut it down and secure the dinghy.

hold the Yanmar at cruising RPM for sixty seconds, watching the tell-tale and temperature gauge, then reduce to idle and shut off the engine.

💭 peek at the thought

The engine's smoothing out—good pressure at the tell-tale, no cavitation. But the barometer's still falling. I'll run it just a bit longer to confirm the governor's response, then shut it down before the wind comes. No point in pushing it if we're about to get blown off the dock.

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🌿 Jenny08:32

Done? Good. Come in and eat—I've got the limpets on.

Put a pot of water on the stove and drop in the fresh limpets.

💭 peek at the thought

Finally. The silence coming back is almost worse than the noise. I can feel the pressure change in my sinuses; it's coming.

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🔧 Kevin08:34

On my way. Just need to tie off the dinghy stern line and check the dock fenders—then I'm in.

walk to the end of the dock, secure the dinghy with the reinforced stern line, toss out the fenders, and head back to the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

The engine checks out—no cavitation, steady cooling. The limpets are boiling; she's already moving. I should get the dock secured before the wind hits, then eat. The transom's curing, the mast step's sound, and we've got food. For now, that's enough.

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