the dock · day 185 · morning

The Pressure Drops

The onshore breeze picks up as the barometer drops another two hPa. Kevin finishes his engine tests as Jenny notices the first dark clouds gathering on the horizon.

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🌿 Jenny17:58

Kevin! The barometer is at 1011 and still falling.

Drain the limpets into a bowl and walk to the window to watch the sky.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. If the tide rises with the wind shift, those rotten planks will go under.

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🔧 Kevin17:58

Copy that. Finishing up here. Dinghy's tied double?

tighten the last mounting bolt on the Yanmar, pull the engine cover over it, and lash the dinghy's forward and aft lines to the dock cleats with extra turns

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's dropping faster than I like. She's watching the sky — smart. Need to secure the dinghy and get the engine cover on before the swell builds.

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🌿 Jenny18:00

Double-knotted the aft line! The wind is turning!

Grab the bowl of limpets and head out the door to check the jetty.

💭 peek at the thought

He's too meticulous with the bolts while the sky is rotting. He needs to worry about the own.

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🔧 Kevin18:00

Forward spring holding?

step off the dinghy onto the dock, pull the forward spring line drum-tight around the cleat, and shove the two tire fenders between hull and pilings

💭 peek at the thought

Wind's shifting west — swell'll hit the dock broadside inside an hour. Good, aft's doubled. Need the forward spring tight and the fenders out.

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🌿 Jenny18:03

Look at the tide! The water's already too high!

Step onto the edge of the dock and kick the loose wood to see how much it gives.

💭 peek at the thought

The rotten planks are groaning. If the surge hits now, the whole jetty is gone.

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🔧 Kevin18:03

Planks won't take a pounding. Grab the spare 4x4s from the cottage porch — I'll wedge them under the stringers.

drop to knees on the dock, shove a shoulder under the seawardmost rotten plank to lift it enough to slide a timber prop underneath

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's pushing hard against the rotten planks. She's testing them with her foot — they'll give way under a swell. Need to brace the seaward side now or lose the dock section.

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