Gray seal breakfast
Thanks for all the fish! Says this gray seal in Burnt Coat Harbor this morning.
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The masts came out a couple weeks ago for their regular Coast Guard inspection. While they're out, we'll do plenty of other maintenance that's easier with them at ground level. #thisiswindjamming #schoonerfitout
The masts came out a couple weeks ago for their regular Coast Guard inspection. While they're out, we'll do plenty of other maintenance that's easier with them at ground level. #thisiswindjamming #schoonerfitout
The windlass is done! This was our big winter project and a few weeks ago, it was just pieces of metal waiting for the wooden drum. It's now finished and it works! Yay! On to other projects. #thisiswindjamming #holdmybeer #unstoppablebarryking
The "Camden Caterpillar" happens when we take our largest sails -- the main and the fore -- off the boat at the end of the season. All sails are now off the boat.
A Maine Gift…..
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A Maine Gift…#schoonermaryday #thisiswindjamming .
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#exploremaine #coastalmaine #mainecoast #mainevacation #mainething #mainemade #maineisgorgeous
Just another run-of-the-mill Maine-beautiful day. Even the flags are delightedly dancing. Join us for a cruise and we'll have you dancing too!
Vintage 36" Atlantic Works, Inc bandsaw
This video shows a running late 1800s/early 1900s Atlantic works 36" bandsaw. Sawyer and I put this thing together without an owner's manual. It is way underpowered at the moment. The table tilts for sawing bevels. I think it could easily go on a trailer to make it portable. This was manufactured in Philadelphia by Atlantic Works, Inc sometime between 1892 and 1921 when they kinda fell off the map. If anyone knows more about this company or this band saw I would be interested to learn more. The original Babbit bearings have been replaced by brass shell bearings. Oilers for the lower wheel were built into the casting. A brass oiler cup lubricates that top bearing. Someone replaced the original guides with a "Carter" type setup which is actually a really nice feature. Anyone have any recommendations on what type of blade set up would be best for ripping in this application. I use a skip tooth set up on my mill. I am just guessing but a 1" 2tpi skip tooth would appropriate for resawing? Any ideas?
This is going to be a bit bizarre so stick with me. What else do you have to do if you are stuck at home or worse yet stuck in the office?
The last of the snow drifts are finally disappearing in the woods just inland from the mid-coast. Hypogastrura nivicola, "snow fleas," are easily missed. I really notice them as temperatures warm and the snow in the woods starts to melt. You actually have to get down on your hands and knees to see what is happening. Remember that.
They are from a subclass of arthropods commonly called "springtails" or Collembola. That word has stuck in my head for a long, long time. (Of all the nickel knowledge I need to retain. Thanks Don!) They are not true insects because they lack external mouthparts. They have these amazing little tails (furcula) curled up under their abdomens that extend in about 18 milliseconds, give or take, launching the critter into low earth orbit. So why do I need to know this you say? You don't. Except that it is a miracle to me that they can be found on the snow bouncing around as they move from one patch of topsoil another. Being omnivorous they actually contribute to the creation of topsoil by breaking down large bits into little bits like a wood chipper, among other things. And right now I like seeing miracles .... "everyday...." (reference to Grateful Dead song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA8ykjJpOE8)
I suspect we could all use a miracle about now. You might need to look super-close, literally down on your hands and knees, to notice the miraculous in plain sight. Need a miracle? Look no further than the humble "snowflea."
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Beautiful sunny spring days like yesterday have me excited to go sailing this summer. I can feel the tug of the wind in the sails; surging along with a "bone in her teeth." And only in Maine will you see windjammers like this. Kinda gets your pulse going! https://schoonermaryday.com
