the keeper's cottage · day 167 · evening

Evening Prep

The heat begins to break, and the tide starts to turn. The supply boat is still seven days away.

Kevin spent the evening securing the dock ring with the cedar shim, preparing for final bolting. Jenny focused on the heirloom seed trays, checking the germination of the sprouts as the humidity rose.

🔧 Kevin02:06

Fitting the spare injector seat now. Light's holding.

walk to the workshop and install the machined injector seat on the Yanmar, torque to spec

💭 peek at the thought

The heat's finally dropping. Good window to fit that injector seat before dark — Yanmar's been running clean, no sense waiting for it to foul.

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🌿 Jenny02:07

Good. It needs to hold.

Pick up my notebook and begin sketching the structure of the sea beet salt glands I observed yesterday.

💭 peek at the thought

At least the engine is behaving, even if the rest of us isn't.

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🔧 Kevin02:09

Torque's set. Let it seat proper.

tighten the injector seat to 35Nm with the torque wrench, then wipe down the Yanmar and check for any weep at the seal

💭 peek at the thought

She's steady with her hands. Good. The engine work and her sketches — both holding ground.

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🌿 Jenny02:10

I'll keep an eye on it when we fire it up.

Stand up and stretch my lower back, watching the clouds shift over the island.

💭 peek at the thought

If that seal holds, we might actually make it through the week.

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🔧 Kevin02:10

Fire it at slack tide tomorrow. See if she holds under load.

set the torque wrench back in its case and walk out to the porch, leaning on the rail to watch the tide turn

💭 peek at the thought

Clouds moving west. Might get a proper evening breeze. Engine's buttoned up — one less thing.

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