So I have had a very busy and productive past few weeks, but have not had a lot of down time. With traveling for work, writing papers for class, and studying for finals (not to mention working on Creeky) I have had my hands pretty full. I definitely have lots […]
This weekend was another good one in terms of headway. Jesse and I got the exhaust fully installed, and a few of his boaty friends introduced me to Ward Marine over in Winthrop, MA. Awesome! I also got a bunch of new boat toys to play with in the near […]
So thanks to even more help from my friends I had another really productive weekend aboard Creeky, including my first sleepover on it with Jennilee, who again is the best girlfriend ever. It went something like this: Me: So, I didn’t quite get the head hooked up and pumped out […]
As you can probably tell by now, I am totally psyched about Creeky. What you may not know is that there is someone else that is just as, if not more, excited about it. That person is my buddy Jesse, who totally rocks (it’s a family trait). So far I […]
Keeping up with this whole blog thing while still juggling work, school, and projects is harder than you think. I’m no Stu Watson, and this is no Regarding Nature, but maybe it will be someday. Last week was huge in terms of progress and expect this one to be even […]
This weekend I met Henry, the original purchaser/designer/builder of the boat, and his wife Birgitta down in RI to take a look at the mast and just generally chat with them. What amazing people. They showed me the mast and rigging then invited me in for coffee and I ended […]
If you have ever met a Slagle, or more specifically Jerry Slagle, you know that we tend to do things a bit differently. We are also prone to making radical life changes with incomplete information and without fully thinking things through beforehand. To outsiders these usually seem to be random […]
I’ve never really paid any attention to blogs. I’ve read a few postings here and there when they’ve involved friends or a topic I’m interested in, but I have certainly never followed any. I do so much dense academic and scientific reading for work and school that I have a […]