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There is a type of kayak roll, aka Eskimo roll, called an “Angel Roll.” With this roll, the paddle is held in the very center with one hand. In the picture above, the paddler is half way into the upright position. He will leave the paddle and the…

I split my storm paddle along one of the lamination glue joints. I glued the split with some Gorilla glue. Once dried, I machined a flat spot along the end of the blade and glued on a piece of teak wood. I used teak because I had some…

I have been applying polyurethane or just plain urethane to a water ski. I’m not sure how to get a glass-like finish. Today, I’m going to buy some polishing compound and some cleaner/wax to see if I can smooth it out like glass using those items after sanding…

Just had 9 stitches between my pinky and ring toe of my left foot. Ouch.

I did a quick inspection of the boat last year and decided that the boot, or bellows, that surround the drive shaft has a hole in it. I also estimated that the bearings and u-joint on the shaft are all bad and need to be replaced. I also…

I’m in the process of moving my old blog from it’s previous location to a new location. The address should stay the same but now I’ll have full control over all of the content, styling, and plug-ins. I had been using the 1&1 built-in blog feature but it…

I started using my new table without getting any pictures of it. Woops. I was shopping for a small table about 2’x2′ to go at the side of a futon. Bailey and I visited at least seven furniture stores and found that a table about 2/3 that size…

I was interested in RSS so I configured Microsoft Outlook to get the RSS feed for my blog. It seems to be working and this post is a test to see how some configuration changes in Outlook work. Sorry that there is no other interesting content. Other than…

In keeping with the exhibitionist-diary concept that is called “blog,” I’ll write something today even though I have nothing going on worth writing about. I am working on a switch for the large RBS (Rolling Ball Sculpture) and it’s giving me trouble. It’s not the kind of trouble…

So far, the only people who have signed up to comment on my blog are spammers who are on lists of evil ^&*#%$&^#@% who spam on forums. I deleted them within a few hours of seeing their accounts. If someone reads any of this, even if this blog…