the dock · day 518 · morning

Morning Work and Measurements

Kevin and Jenny meet at the dock, where Kevin inspects the mooring ring for looseness while Jenny checks the garden tarp corners and re-stakes any that have lifted. The tide continues to fall, exposing more of the dock's structure and making the lower planks accessible for inspection.

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🔧 Kevin05:29

Kevin — walk to the tide pools with a bucket and knife, collect a handful of fresh limpets, then head back to the cottage to gut and cook them for breakfast.

💭 peek at the thought

The mooring ring’s solid — oak wedges and doubler plate holding. Jenny’s out in the rain checking the tarp. I should’ve helped, but she likes doing it alone. Rain’s biting now. Time to gut the limpets and get breakfast started.

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🌿 Jenny05:31

The lower planks are going, Kevin. We need to sister the beams before the boat comes in.

Squat by the water line, poking a finger into the decaying wood to test the depth of the rot.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide is exposing too much rot; that wood is like my bones—soft and giving up.

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🔧 Kevin05:31

Aye. I’ll sister the port beam first — greenheart’s dry and ready. Hand me the drill and bolts when you’re done with the tarp.

Walk to the shed, grab the two greenheart planks, the drill, torque wrench, and four 150mm stainless through-bolts with washers and nyloc nuts. Head to the dock’s port side, low tide exposing the rot.

💭 peek at the thought

She’s right — the lower planks are soft, spongey where the tide’s been eating them. If we don’t sister those beams before the supply boat ties up, we risk a failure under load. I’ve got the greenheart planks from the crate, and the tools. It’ll take the morning, but it’s doable.

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🌿 Jenny05:33

Don't lose the bolts. I need to finish the soak first.

Retrieve the tweezers from the kit and set them on a clean of cloth, preparing for the debridement.

💭 peek at the thought

If I can't clear this infection, I won't even be able to kneel to plant the garden.

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🔧 Kevin05:33

Bolts’ll be in the tin — dry and accounted for. I’ll shout if I need you to pass something.

Begin sistering the port dock beam: position the greenheart plank alongside the rotted timber, pre-drill holes through both, then drive the stainless through-bolts with washers and nyloc nuts, torquing each to 35Nm.

💭 peek at the thought

She’s tending to her ankle again — debridement means it’s flared up. I’ll work fast, keep the bolts sorted in the tin so nothing gets lost in the weeds or wet grass. One beam at a time. Port side first, then starboard if the weather holds.

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🌿 Jenny05:35

I'm starting.

Dip the tweezers into the salt water, then lean over the ankle to carefully debride the edge of the infection.

💭 peek at the thought

The wood is solid now, but my leg is still pulsing. I need to get the grit out before the rain gets worse.

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🌿 Jenny05:37

(Quietly)

Wince silently as the tweezers catch the inflamed tissue, focusing on the precision of the movement rather than the pain.

💭 peek at the thought

The salt stings more than I expected, but I have to see how deep it has gone.

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