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Afternoon delight

Afternoon delight

Yesterday afternoon was pretty nice weather-wise; 19 C, and wind out of the west. There was only one thing to do – go sailing. A west wind means Dublin Bay is pretty flat, in terms of waves. Makes for a

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Back in Dun Laoghaire

Back in Dun Laoghaire

Blue Opal is back in the water. Launched her on Thursday, and got the mast stepped in the correct slot this time (it had been mounted forwards one notch for the last few years). We put the cap shrouds on

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American dates and brokerages

Yes, I’m looking at you Schwab. BrokerageStatementDDMMYYACCT.pdf is not a sane filename.

Duncan 2022-04-122022-05-15 Technology Read more

Pre-lift status

Pre-lift status

Well, it’s almost lift-in time. Didn’t get everything done at the yard that I wanted done (mechanic off sick for months, knee issues), but a few things were done. First up, the hull polish. Cove strip and boot stripe were

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Running Kubuntu under Hyper-V with xRDP

Running Kubuntu under Hyper-V with xRDP

I’m playing with the latest version of Kubuntu (21.10 as of writing) in a Hyper-V VM to see what the current state of Linux on the Desktop is, and to work out if I want to switch back to running

Duncan 2022-03-232022-05-15 Technology Read more

Making a MFT-clone surface

Making a MFT-clone surface

A while ago, I bought the UJK multi-function workbench to use in the workshop while I pondered the issue of setting up my own custom bench. The UJK bench is decent, though the stability of the trestle legs leaves a

Duncan 2022-02-142022-05-15 Craft Read more
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