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Running commentary (last edit June 29, 2009)

Working on SSB tuner installation and connection to backstay, clearing the console zone and identifying legacy cables. And my waterproof GPS datalogger kit is now ready for sale.

The most current detailed project updates are over at the Nomadness blog (most recently on May 31 - there's a large backlog in the editor, but I've been swamped).  This page carries fleeting bits of news like eBay sales, current books, and random notes of possible interest. The Nomadness blog has an RSS feed (Subscribe)  and you can also follow me if you are a Twitterite.  Here are the last few tweets...

I'm recording Satie's Gnossiennes 1-4, which I have been working on for a couple of months.  My delightful little Zoom H2 recorder (about the handiest audio gadget ever) is cabled into the studio, making it easy to do a take and then see how bad it was. The price on those has just dropped to $179, so if you need a field recorder, I highly recommend it.

The Reaching Escape Velocity book is now in the eStore at CreateSpace and over here on Amazon!  This is the whole collection of my "trade secrets" for working with sponsors, volunteers, and media... stuff I have never published before. If you're trying to pull off a grand caper, this will be very helpful.

Tonnage Reduction

The Microship General Store (RSS Feed) has lots of goodies, some of which you surely need, and I also have a small bookstore on Amazon. 

Artifacts that have found new homes in the past 30 days (most recent first):

Vintage Tailored Exotic Leather Gloves 7.5 Lot of 4 pr - $9.50 to Springvale, Victoria, Australia
Robertson Autopilot Hydraulic Pump & Valve, 12V Pumpset - $203.50 to Madeira Park, BC, Canada
Carr Fastener Company (Dot) 7-inch ceramic ashtray - $8.75 to Scarborough, Maine
Vintage Grandoe 23" Black Opera Gloves size 7.5 - $9.51 to Walla Walla, Washington
Two Vintage Valvoline No. 271 Oil Cans, SAE 40, Full - $6.00 to Auburn, New Hampshire
2 stereoviews: Baltimore Druid Hill Park, Rainbow Falls - $8.00 to Baltimore, Maryland
Batch of 10 mesh slings for kayak stands (seconds) - $60.00 to Saint Paul, Minnesota
Philadelphia Public Ledger - March 25, 1836 - $20.00 to Mariposa, California
Old ASC watermaker parts (+ previously eBayed pump) - $275.00 to Pt. Townsend, Washington
Olimex AVR-USB-JTAG Optoisolated Dongle for AVR Development - $42.00 to North Clarendon, Vermont
Acccordion Pleated Fabric, White and Pink - $15.00 to Buckhannon, West Virginia
ED-100 Back-up Scan Ultrasonic Range Sensor - $5.00 to Kent, United Kingdom

And here's a sampling of the current eBay inventory, which I am working to convert into boat parts:

Nickel Generators

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Links and Miscellany

The front door of this web site is the place to start, and the Nomadness site (including a regularly updated blog) carries the most focused current info about the boat project.

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