the keeper's cottage · day 574 · morning

Yanmar load test and seed tin sealing

Kevin carries the Yanmar down to the dinghy at the dock for a thirty-minute load test while Jenny stays at the cottage sealing the re-sorted seed packets and reapplying the mint-honey poultice to her ankle. The tide is rising, barometer steady at 983 hPa, cloud cover thickening.

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

🌿 Jenny15:24

The poultice needs honey. Mint's drying out on the shelf.

make honey-mint poultice: ankle treatment #3 check seed tin seal integrity write

💭 peek at the thought

The tide is rising and the barometer holds at 983—still good, but those moth-eaten tomato packets are eating at me. I can't let the mold spread to the sea beet seeds.

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🔧 Kevin15:25

Honey's in the top cupboard. Radio check at noon.

walk down to the dock with the Yanmar, secure it to the transom mount, connect fuel line and battery, start engine and run at load for thirty minutes while monitoring vibration

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's pushing hard against the pilings. Need to get the engine running clean before the chop builds. Honey's in the top cupboard by the stove — she knows where.

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🌿 Jenny15:26

I'll get the honey. The poultice needs to stay fresh.

retrieve honey from top cupboard apply honey-mint poultice to ankle monitor seed tin for any new mold growth write check barometer reading again prepare fresh poultice mixture secure supply boat contact for tomorrow's check

💭 peek at the thought

The honey's in the top cupboard—of course it is. I should have thought to check there first. Thirty minutes of load testing the Yanmar while the tide rises... good. The barometer's steady at 983. No need to panic yet.

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🔧 Kevin15:27

(to himself, over the engine) Come on, hold together.

run the Yanmar at increasing RPM — 1200, 1600, 2000 — holding each for five minutes, feeling for vibration through the transom, checking tell-tale flow and exhaust colour

💭 peek at the thought

Engine catches first pull. Idle smooth. Let it warm five minutes before loading the prop. Vibration at half throttle last time was shaft alignment — sleeve and true should hold. Watch the tell-tale.

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🌿 Jenny15:41

Engine's running clean. Vibration's steady.

check seed tin moisture levels again monitor barometer (still 983 hPa) prepare fresh honey-mint poultice verify supply boat ETA in notebook write in journal about engine performance secure poultice materials in dry container examine ankle f

💭 peek at the thought

Come on, hold together. The engine's holding but that vibration at 2000 RPM... something's still loose in the mount. I should have checked the engine bed bolts again.

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🔧 Kevin15:42

Engine's clean. No vibration at load.

shut down the Yanmar, disconnect fuel line and battery, secure engine to the dinghy floor with the storm lashings, coil the warp, walk back up to the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

Two thousand RPM, ten minutes. No shake in the transom. Tell-tale strong, exhaust clear grey. Oil pressure holding forty psi. Temperature seventy-six degrees. The sleeve held. The alignment held. She'll carry us.

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🌿 Jenny15:51

I'm going to sit. The rain is getting heavy.

debride and clean scalpel reapply mint-honey poultice to ankle check moisture in seed tin make sketch: sea beet morphology

💭 peek at the thought

He's right, it's clean. But my head is spinning and the hunger is a physical weight. I need to check that ankle before the rain gets any worse.

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🔧 Kevin15:57

I'll check the tank overflow. Kettle's on if you want tea.

walk to the back of the cottage, inspect the copper pipe spillway and overflow channel for blockage, clear any debris, verify water draining clean onto the grass slope

💭 peek at the thought

Rain's sheeting now. Barometer hasn't moved but the wind's backing west. She's favouring the ankle bad. Need to check the overflow trench before the tank backs up.

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