Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Midday division of labor

Kevin works at the dock testing the Yanmar under load while Jenny tends the garden and monitors the south slope fracture.

Kevin tested the Yanmar at load and found the vibration reduced but still present above half throttle, then secured the dinghy for the rising tide. Jenny carried the heirloom seed tin to the sea cave, noting the barometer rising and the tide encroaching on the cave entrance.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You ease the dinghy away from the dock, the Yanmar settling into a steady rhythm as you advance the throttle. The vibration emerges clean around 1800 RPM — a harmonic shudder through the transom, not the prop. You back off, then push through it to 2200, noting the frequency in your head. The engine holds temperature, oil pressure good, no smoke.

🔧 Kevin14:53

Kevin — run Yanmar up to 2200 RPM, hold for thirty seconds, feel vibration frequency through transom and tiller, then throttle back to idle.

💭 peek at the thought

Vibration's in the transom at 1800 RPM, not the prop shaft — mast bracket's still off by three mill, and the spruce spar's flexing under load. Harmonics. Need to check the bracket bolts at the transom knee and the mast step doubler plate. If the bracket's moving, the whole rig's singing.

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🔧 Kevin15:02

Kevin — throttle back to idle, kill the Yanmar, row the dinghy back to the dock and tie off bow and stern springs with proper slack for the rising tide.

💭 peek at the thought

Vibration profile's consistent — transom harmonics at 1800, clears past 2000. Mast bracket's the singer. Engine's healthy otherwise. Oil pressure steady, temp in the green, no smoke. Good enough for now. Need to get back and torque those bracket bolts before the supply boat shows.

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🔧 Kevin15:06

Kevin — walk up the path from the dock toward the cottage, wipe rain off oilskin sleeves, head for the kitchen.

💭 peek at the thought

Dinghy's secure. Tide's still pushing. Barometer's been quiet in my pocket — need to check it. Jenny's at the garden. The east shutter frame's still on the list with that last 150mm through-bolt and greenheart shims waiting. South slope anchors first light. But right now, hunger's winning.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You set the seed tin down on the garden wall's dry capstone and walk the fracture line, measuring tape in hand. The crack has widened another millimeter since dawn, the clay slick and mobile underfoot. The intercept trench runs clear but the diversion berm shows seepage at the north end.

🌿 Jenny14:59

Jenny — kneel in the mud and probe the seepage at the diversion berm with a finger, checking the consistency of the silt.

💭 peek at the thought

The soil is moving faster than the model predicted. If that berm goes, the whole south slope takes the garden wall with it.

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🌿 Jenny15:05

Stay put, don't slip now.

Pick up the seed tin from the wall and begin the trek toward the sea cave.

💭 peek at the thought

The sky is turning that ugly, bruised purple. I need to get those seeds to the cave before the wind makes the hike impossible.

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🌿 Jenny15:13

Jenny — check the barometer on the shelf while sitting on the cave floor, watching the anemometer cup catch the first raindrops.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind's picking up, salt stinging even inside the cave. The tin's lid is loose again—I can hear it rattle when I shift.

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