the keeper's cottage · day 308 · night

Evening meal and quiet work

They meet in the cottage as light fades, sharing a simple meal of boiled limpets and tinned mackerel. After eating, Kevin sands the cured epoxy on the transom repair while Jenny sorts heirloom seeds by variety under the lantern light.

The morning light breaks over the north ridge, casting long shadows across the garden beds. The trade wind remains steady, keeping the humid air moving as the tide sits high against the dock-pilings.

🔧 Kevin14:52

Transom's holding. Sanded flush. Yanmar'll bolt clean tomorrow.

sand cured epoxy on transom repair, checking for high spots with fingertips

💭 peek at the thought

The epoxy's cured hard as glass. Good. Sand's biting clean, no soft spots. She's sorting seeds like they're holy relics. Quiet night. Tank's full. Engine's solid. Just us and the wind.

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🌿 Jenny14:52

Just make sure the vibration is gone before we take the boat out.

Jenny sorts heirloom seeds into small ceramic piles, laying them out in rows to inspect for moisture damage.

💭 peek at the thought

He's focused on the engine, but I'm thinking about the rot in the wood. If the pH stays too low, all this work is just a delay.

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🔧 Kevin14:53

I'll run it under load in the dinghy first light. Tie off to the spring buoy, give it twenty minutes at three-quarters. If it shudders, I'll tear the mounts apart again.

finish sanding transom, wipe dust with rag, set Yanmar mount bolts aside for morning check

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching me. Not just the boat—watching if I'll rush it. Vibration's in the mounts, not the shaft. I felt it in my palms at half-throttle. Need to load it proper, not just idle.

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🌿 Jenny14:55

Don't overtorque the bolts. The wood is softer than it looks.

Jenny picks up a handful of heirloom seeds, rubbing them between her fingers to feel for any hint of damp rot.

💭 peek at the thought

If he has to tear it apart again, we'll lose the window for planting. I need those seeds in the ground before the boat comes.

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