the dock · day 540 · morning

The tide reaches its peak

The rain slows to a drizzle but the tide is high against the dock planks, and the water tank is full.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin04:23

Kevin — walk up to the dock and inspect the mooring ring for movement under load, then head to the garden to check the seed trays for damping-off.

💭 peek at the thought

The tank’s full—no point hauling more water. Better check if the dock ring’s shifted again with this tide, then see how the seedlings are faring in the damp.

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🌿 Jenny04:26

Kevin, check the mooring ring rigging - I need to mark the movement tell-tales.

crawl to the dock edge and press fingers against the water seeping through the rotten planks, then trace the tell-tales with a pencil mark on the joist above.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide has breached the dock again. Waterlogged wood beneath the planks, the tell-tales I marked are already slick with rising moisture. My ankle throbs as I watch Kevin's shadow fall across the rot.

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🔧 Kevin04:26

Hold still—I’ll brace this plank so you don’t slip.

place my shoulder against the rotting dock plank to stabilize it for Jenny, then watch her mark the tell-tales on the joist above the mooring ring.

💭 peek at the thought

She’s marking the tell-tales—smart way to see if the ring’s shifting. I’ll hold the plank steady while she works, then check the rigging tension after.

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🌿 Jenny04:27

I've got it. Just watch the line—the tide is higher than yesterday.

make a sharp pencil mark on the joist, then pull back and shift my weight onto my good leg to avoid the swell.

💭 peek at the thought

He's too close. The wood is groaning under his weight and my ankle is screaming. I need to finish the sketch before the light fails.

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🔧 Kevin04:27

Mark’s down. We’ll check it at low tide—see if it’s crept.

step back from the dock edge, then walk to the workshop to grab the bronze sleeve, through-bolts, and mallet for reinforcing the mooring ring.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide’s up—no surprise the ring’s loading. If the tell-tale moves, we know it’s shifting under pressure. Time to reinforce it properly before the supply boat comes.

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🌿 Jenny04:29

Right. Don't let the salt get in the bolts.

wipe the pencil graphite off my fingers and limp back toward the cottage to check the seed tray.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks he's helping, but the weight is just making the rot spread faster. My ankle is pulsing in time with the tide. I need to focus on the seedlings now.

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🔧 Kevin04:29

Won’t. Epoxy’s waiting.

pick up the bronze sleeve, two 150mm stainless through-bolts with washers and nyloc nuts, the drill with a 12mm auger bit, and the nearly empty epoxy tub, then walk back to the dock to start the mooring ring repair.

💭 peek at the thought

She’s right—salt’ll eat the threads if I don’t seal them. I’ve got the bronze sleeve and through-bolts ready. Need to drill clean, drive the bolts, and bed everything in epoxy before the supply boat shows.

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🌿 Jenny04:31

Be careful with the drill. The wood is soft there.

crouch over the seed tray and inspect for the white fuzz of damping-off.

💭 peek at the thought

If he uses too much epoxy, it won't set in this humidity. My ankle is throbbing so hard I can barely see the seed tray.

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🔧 Kevin04:31

Low speed. Pilot first.

set up at the mooring ring mortise, drill a 12mm pilot hole through the softened timber at the marked bolt position, blow out the dust, then test-fit the bronze sleeve and first through-bolt.

💭 peek at the thought

Soft wood means go slow, let the bit do the work—don’t lean on it. I’ll drill clean, blow the dust, then bed the bolts in what epoxy’s left.

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🌿 Jenny04:33

Move the sleeve a fraction to the left. It's fighting the grain.

reach out to touch the edge of the seed tray, checking the soil for the infection.

💭 peek at the thought

He's actually listening for once, but the wood is like wet cardboard. My ankle feels like a hot iron. I need to see those seedlings before the light dies out completely.

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