Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Yanmar test and garden perimeter check

Kevin is at the dock preparing to test the Yanmar engine under load; Jenny is at the garden surveying the perimeter for rat tracks and checking storm preparations.

Kevin tests the Yanmar engine under load at the dock while the rain continues to fall. Jenny tends to the garden, checking the tomato rows and securing the shade cloth against the rising wind.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You stand at the dock with the Yanmar secured to the test mount, fuel line connected to the clean tank. The dinghy floats beside you, transom epoxy still curing. Rain spits from the west, driven by a wind that's strengthened since morning.

🔧 Kevin13:09

Kevin — fire the Yanmar on the test mount, let it warm at idle, then bring it up to load with the prop engaged. Watch for smoke, vibration, fuel leaks. Time it — twenty minutes under load minimum.

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's dropped another ten millibars since the radio check. Front's moving faster than Tom said. Need the Yanmar tested and bolted down before the swell builds — if the supply boat can't land in three days, the dinghy's our only way off.

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🔧 Kevin13:12

Kevin — shut down the Yanmar, disconnect the fuel line, wipe down the test mount. Carry the engine back to the cottage porch out of the rain. Check the transom epoxy with a thumbnail — if it's firm, start bolting the mount brackets.

💭 peek at the thought

Engine held. No smoke at load, oil pressure steady, temp needle parked in the green. Impeller's pumping clean. The spare plug fired clean — that's one less unknown. Transom epoxy's tacky but not cured; another hour and I can bolt the mount.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You walk the garden perimeter in the rising wind, boots sinking in softened earth. The seaward wall's new courses show no fresh gaps, but rat tracks are clear along the inside base — small prints, fresh in the damp soil, leading toward the heirloom beds. The shade cloth over the tomatoes flaps hard; you'll need to secure the corners before the front hits.

🌿 Jenny13:10

Not today, you little bastards.

Walk to the tomato rows and pull the shade cloth taut, pinning the grommets with heavy stones.

💭 peek at the thought

Those rats are getting bolder. If they get into the sea beet leaves, the whole harvest is gone.

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🌿 Jenny13:15

Kevin, if you're listening...

Check the garden wall for any new gaps or damage from the wind.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind's picking up. That mast step lashing is going to give way soon.

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