the dock · day 919 · dawn

Low Tide Morning Inspection

Kevin kneels on the marked dock planks, checking the tension on the mooring lines as the tide retreats. Jenny sits on a sister beam, propping her ankle on a driftwood crate while she watches the water rec from the rocks.

Kevin successfully replaced the Yanmar raw water impeller with the spare brass unit from the recovered crate, while Jenny's ankle debridement was incomplete due to pain and swelling. The shortwave radio check on 2182 kHz yielded only a news fragment about a US reward for Iran nuclear intelligence, and the barometer held steady at 1010 hPa.

🔧 Kevin03:10

Impeller's in the crate. Radio check first. Then we see what the Spanish fleet says.

Walk back to the cottage, retrieve the spare impeller from the recovered crate, then set up the shortwave on 2182 kHz for a call to the Spanish trawler fleet.

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's dropping clean. Lines slackening even — good sign the sistered knee's holding. Her ankle's still hot through the gauze. Three days of doxy left. If the trawlers answer on 2182, I'll ask for a medevac relay. If not... I've got the letter in my pocket. Still don't know if I'll give it to her.

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🌿 Jenny03:11

Check the frequency twice. The barometer is dropping, and I need to know if that boat is actually coming.

make sketch: the rot-pattern on the third plank.

💭 peek at the thought

If the soil is too acidic on the north ridge, grandmother's seeds will never stand a chance. I can't let them rot.

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🔧 Kevin03:13

Checking twice. Cold and warm.

Enter the cottage, power on the shortwave, let the tubes warm while verifying 2182 kHz on the dial, then key the mic for a radio check.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Barometer's steady now but the trend's down. Supply boat's due in five days — if it comes. Trawlers are closer. Frequency discipline matters; 2182's the international distress and calling, but they monitor it working the shelf edge. I'll check it cold, then warm the tubes.

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🌿 Jenny03:15

This is Sorrel Island radio. Testing transmission on 2182 kHz. Over.

wrap ankle with fresh sea beet poultice.

💭 peek at the thought

The impeller's in the crate, but I need to know if the soil strips are still good. If they're degraded, I have maybe an hour before I need to plant.

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🔧 Kevin03:15

Logged. I'll pull the Yanmar raw water pump while you listen.

Step to the workbench, collect the spare raw water impeller from the recovered crate, then move to the dinghy where the Yanmar is mounted and begin removing the pump cover to swap the impeller.

💭 peek at the thought

She's on the mic before I reach the set. Good. Voice steady. Ankle wrapped fresh — poultice holds the heat down. I'll log the call, then swap the impeller while the radio sits hot. Tide's still falling; dock work can wait an hour.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny03:17

Be careful with those bolts. The salt has already fused the threads.

sketch the rot-pattern on the third plank.

💭 peek at the thought

The radio is just static and hope right now. If the soil doesn't match the pH I need, those seeds will just stay in the tin forever.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin03:19

Soaked overnight. Left-hand bits in the roll if they fight.

Apply steady pressure with the 10mm socket on the Yanmar raw water pump cover bolts, breaking them free one at a time, then lift the cover to expose the old impeller.

💭 peek at the thought

She's not wrong. Salt's welded worse than glue on this coast. Penetrating oil's been soaking the pump bolts since yesterday — should break. If not, I've got the left-hand bits and the tap set. Either way, the impeller goes in today.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny03:20

Jenny — sketch the rot-pattern on the third plank.

💭 peek at the thought

The radio is just noise against the wind. If the soil isn't right on the north ridge, grandmother's seeds are going to rot in that tin. ownSAY: Watch the housing. I don't want to strip the casing.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin03:21

Old one's cracked at the roots. Brass spare going in.

Remove the cracked impeller, smear marine grease on the shaft and new brass impeller hub, press the new impeller home with vanes curved clockwise, then refit the pump cover and torque the bolts to 12 Nm.

💭 peek at the thought

Bolts broke clean. No snapped heads. Old impeller's vanes are cracked at the root — classic silt fatigue at 800 hours. Spare from the crate is brass, not plastic. Better. I'll grease the shaft, seat the new vanes clockwise, and torque the cover to spec. Radio's warm behind me; she's got the watch.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny03:22

Jenny — debride my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

The radio is just static and salt. If the soil isn't right on the north ridge, those seeds are just a waste of my time. ownSAY: It's tight now. I need to check for leaks once I start the engine.

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