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

Afternoon: Yanmar test and radio watch

Kevin is at the dock preparing the dinghy for a loaded Yanmar test run; Jenny is at the north cliffs with her notebook, watching the weather and the horizon for the supply boat.

The humid air is a physical weight, clinging to the skin as the 30°C wet season heat peaks. The tide is rising steadily against the dock pilings, bringing the salt-heavy scent of brine and decaying vegetation. The barometer shows a slow drop, hinting at a change in weather before the supply boat arrives in four days.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You untie the storm anchor warp and check the dinghy's engine mount bolts one last time. The prop shaft spins true by hand. You climb in, prime the fuel, and hit the starter — the Yanmar catches on the second turn, smoking blue at idle.

🔧 Kevin17:37

Kevin — let the Yanmar warm at idle, watching the exhaust for the blue to clear, then ease the throttle up to cruising RPM and run it for twenty minutes under way, feeling for any vibration through the tiller and deck.

💭 peek at the thought

Blue smoke means unburnt fuel — cold engine or worn rings. Let it warm and clear before putting load on it. Twenty minutes at working RPM will tell if the vibration fix holds under way.

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🔧 Kevin17:40

Kevin — throttle back, steer the dinghy back to the dock, kill the engine, and tie her off secure with the doubled stern spring and bow line. Check the mounts one last time while the block's still warm.

💭 peek at the thought

Engine's warmed through — blue smoke cleared to a clean grey haze. No vibration through the tiller at cruising RPM, prop shaft running true. The bronze sleeve and bracket alignment are holding. Time to bring her back and secure the dinghy before the weather turns proper.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the north cliffs

You settle on the windward ledge with your back against the rock, the cane across your knees. The barometer needle has not stopped falling. Through the binoculars the sea is a flat grey sheet — no sign of the supply boat yet, but the tide is turning.

🌿 Jenny17:39

Jenny — pull the notebook from my coat and sketch the specific widening crack on the south slope.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. If that storm hits before the boat arrives, the north ridge is going to take the garden with it.

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🌿 Jenny17:43

Jenny — shift my weight to the good leg and wince as the infection flares.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the waves. The poultice is already drying out in this heat.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.