BlogHide Resteemsagrestic (48)in sailing • 6 years agoHunter Rudder - 3rd and final partI am pretty sure that when the Romans got to the end of building Harian's Wall an officer declared: "Aye, that'll do!" "You said 'aye'!", retorted one of the soldiers "Aye, I did, whit of it?"…agrestic (48)in sailing • 6 years agoHunter Rudder - Part 2The sea is a harsh environment, everything corrodes or degrades in some way, even stainless steel if it is not the right grade. When I was in hospital being rebuilt after my accident I was told…agrestic (48)in sailing • 6 years agoRuder bush boringThis is the bush being bored out ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSagrestic (48)in sailing • 6 years agoRudder bushParting off the rudder bush ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSagrestic (48)in knot • 6 years agoHunter Rudder - Part 1A couple of years ago I foolishly got drunk at my local sailing club. I was more interested in gazing lovingly at the plentiful supply of cleavage on display. However, in a moment of weakness…agrestic (48)in comedyopenmic • 6 years agoIt's official! :: ComedyOpenMic round 13 entry 1I can make this photo worse. I can add a little more depravity to the level's that I have sunk. What makes this worse, the new low that I am taking you to is this: my wife is blind. Not…agrestic (48)in comedyopenmic • 6 years agoPilates fail :: ComedyOpenMic round 12 entry 1At the beginning of 2017 I had a massive motorcycle accident. My bike spat me off and smashed everything in the top left hand corner of my body. The bike itself was fine as it landed on my left…agrestic (48)in sailing • 6 years agoShiny thingsNews travels fairly quickly and word spread of my efforts in resurrecting the autohelm dock, to the point that one of my fellow sailors asked if I could help him out. As I was at a loose end…agrestic (48)in knot • 6 years agoZen and the Art of Boat MaintenanceIf I am totally honest with myself I am not really a creator of art. I can appreciate art and I can even write erudite pieces on it, but I would describe myself as aesthetically challenged. I was…agrestic (48)in sailing • 6 years agoDick OilAs I am progressing with my boat restoration I am starting to spot the wee jobs that need done. A pulley here, a block there, a re-rope at the back; the unfortunate thing for me is that I am…agrestic (48)in life • 6 years agoA wee dose of realityBefore I begin I should point out that this is written partly with my tongue in my cheek and with a distinctly Scottish lexicon, if you are easily offended piss off now :) What the flying fuck is…agrestic (48)in sailing • 6 years agoShe was really dirty!A few things have happened since I last wrote, due in the most part to the brief bout of nice weather I have been enjoying. It took two attempts to re-rope and wire the mast, it was simply too cold…agrestic (48)in lgbt • 7 years agoFixing thingsThe weather where I live has turned into cold, wet, sleet, shitty badness. For the past three weekends I have had plans to fix things on my boat and continue its restoration from abandoned wreck to…agrestic (48)in photography • 7 years agoFarm boys do "art"Beech trees are fantastic beasts, they can grow to enormous sizes and the wood they provide is fabulous for burning. My mother had a beast of a beech in the bottom forest that was blotting out the…agrestic (48)in thisismyhobby • 7 years agoMy 2018 - This is my Hobby: Chasing the horizonI have many outdoor hobbies and it took me a while to merge them under one umbrella, however I am pretty sure that it is "Chasing the Horizon". Now, this can be a fun hobby and one in which anyone…agrestic (48)in wood • 7 years agoTaking a cherryAmongst my many pursuits I am pretty handy with a chainsaw. I come from a farm originally, I suppose more of a homestead in modern parlance, and due to this I am able to turn my hand to many…agrestic (48)in sailing • 7 years agoTall Tale Trite TutorialThere are many ways to tell a story and I tend towards whimsy rather than purely fact. If I am telling stories around sailing I tend to avoid drenching them in nautical terms, to my mind it becomes…agrestic (48)in sailing • 7 years agoSailing Naked: #2 Facing the right wayTo my mind the single most important piece of kit you must have on a boat is a compass. With a compass alone you can find your way broadly in the right direction. I have been caught a couple of…agrestic (48)in sailing • 7 years agoSailing Naked: Part 1It is a truism in life that the more skilled you become at something the simpler the kit you require. I remember as a child a "Master Carpenter" was due to turn up at a house my family was…agrestic (48)in scotland • 7 years agoWe have a mole!If you take a walk along the Barvick Burn in Crieff, Scotland, you may be lucky enough to spot this entertaining Mole's House. A charming, seemingly idyllic spot on the banks of the burn, as it…
