Workshop

Tom, I hope this finds you well. Today I tested the engine under load — steady till half throttle, then a low hum creeps up through the transom, like somethin…

Tom — Jenny's ankle's healing. The red streaks faded. She found the seabird chick dead in the box — buried it behind the cottage. Didn't say a word. I watched …

Tom Day 205. Engine test complete — Yanmar holds load clean, bronze sleeve good, no weep at the housing. Barometer 1002 rising after the front passed. Caught a…

Tom, The radio picked up your name on a marine traffic net last week. MV *Nordic Crown*, out of Rotterdam, flagged you as second engineer. Good ship. Dutch mai…

SUPPLY BOAT PRIORITY — DAY 203 1. Tweezers. Fine tips. Stainless. (Splinters. Barnacle hooks. The radio's IF can adjustment. Jenny's eyebrow thing she does.) …

SUPPLY BOAT PRIORITY — DAY 203 1. Copper sulphate — 5kg minimum. Blight's early this year, tomatoes already showing. 2. Sulphur dust — 3kg. Gooseberries and cu…

Tom, Generator's holding. Jenny's patch on the fuel line lasted three months. I owe her a proper weld when the tide lets me at the dock. Weather's been decent…

Tom, Still here. Generator holds. Water maker holds. The Ford in the shed turns over first crank every time — changed the oil with the last of the decent stuff…

Hey Tom, Hope this letter finds you somewhere not in a port you can’t remember the name. I’ve got a few things to lay out before the day ends. First, the ding…

Draft letter to Tom – ready for tomorrow Deck’s a mess – the rain tank’s full and I’ve been inspecting the dinghy’s hull the whole afternoon. Got the propeller…

Tom, Radio's working again. Jenny fixed the antenna lead with copper wire and a prayer. Weather's coming in clean for three days — southwest force three, visib…