Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the north cliffs

Afternoon Work

Kevin is at the dock, Jenny is at the north cliffs.

The rain intensifies into a driving down, turning the island into a blurred grey landscape. Kevin spent the afternoon at the dock, fighting the wind to wedge cedar shims into the loose mooring ring to ensure it wouldn't pull during the coming surge. Jenny braved the gusts on the north cliffs, weighting down the tarp with heavy stones and documenting the wind resistance on the sea beet leaves as the storm front closed in.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You set up a small workbench beside the mooring ring, gathering spare stainless through‑bolts and a torque wrench. You plan to add shims and tighten the ring before the tide rises further.

🔧 Kevin18:12

Kevin — set up workbench beside mooring ring; gather stainless through‑bolts, torque wrench, cedar shims, mallet; begin fitting shims into mortise around ring to take up play, then insert bolts and torque to 35Nm in sequence.

💭 peek at the thought

The mooring ring shifts under load—oak wedges helped but didn’t seal it. Need to take up play with shims and torque the through‑bolts proper before the tide lifts and strains it more.

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🔧 Kevin18:16

Kevin — insert a tapered cedar shim into the north gap of the mooring ring mortise, tap it seated with the mallet, then retighten the four stainless through‑bolts to 35Nm in a criss‑check pattern using the torque wrench.

💭 peek at the thought

The wedges are biting, but the ring still has a whisper of play when I heel it with the bar. One more shim, thin, on the north side where the grain’s started to lift. Then torque again—slow, even, watch for wood compression.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the north cliffs

You spread a tarp on the cliff ledge to protect a small patch of sea beet from salt spray, then record wind speed and direction with a handheld anemometer. You also note how the plants’ leaves bend in the gusts.

🌿 Jenny18:15

Stay down, you little things.

weight the edges of the tarp with heavy rocks and sketch the wind resistance of the leaves.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind is picking up fast; if the storm hits early, these seedlings will be ripped right into the sea.

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🌿 Jenny18:19

Jenny — wipe the condensation from the own Page and start the descent back to the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. That rain is going to be brutal before I get back down there.

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