2013-06-12

Salty sculpture and a reason to learn how to dive

Most sailors have a touch of the poet in them, unless they are the mad mariners of Melville or Conrad, perhaps. I like to think that a keen eye for a navigational star on a cloud-torn night might lead to an appreciation of art on land. But since when does art have to be on land?



http://www.underwatersculpture.com/

It's stuff like this that makes me think half the fun of sailing is getting to be at home under the sea.

Just a little diversion as I contemplate tomorrow's swapping out of engine control panels.
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2 comments:

  1. Bill Bishop - Parmain23 June 2013 at 21:14

    Nice job RHYS, you're moving on up to the electronic east side. I'm also adding "embiggening" to my personal excess verbosity collection.

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  2. Rhys24 June 2013 at 12:04

    Alas, Bill, it's not mine. It's nicked from a memorable episode of The Simpsons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast

    As for moving up in electrics, I really have to take a course. I'm the kind of guy who has the potential to make a lot of repair work for the kind of guy you are. I just read why I should want the DC side of the boat's power grid to sport double-pole breakers (http://www.morganscloud.com/2012/08/27/why-double-pole-breakers/).

    I really need to understand why! There's a few double-pole breakers on the AC side...again, I need to figure out why...hence I need to hit the books before I fry something.

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