31 Dec 23:
We made a name strip for HENING, the little Abaco Dinghy, to add to the Marine Traffic Control board. We used some scrap #1 select pine, the strip template and the cut out the shape with a DeWALT cordless jig saw. The finger hole was smoothed with a Kobalt flat/half round ceramic file, then we eased the edges of the strip with a DeWALT 20V Brushless compact trim router with 1/8 inch roundover bit. Final sanding with the 20V sander and 220 grit disc. For the name we used Sharpie, and when time permits we'll grab a small paint brush and put HENNINGS colors on the strip.
The Marine Traffic Control strip is used to track our fleet. The strip at the bottom is for the boat that has been on the hard the longest. HENNING pushed our Alcort Catfish SMEDLEY out of that spot as HENNING has been in storage since 1980. The boats below the blank strip have been waiting patiently while we get set up in our new place, which is mostly complete. We'll see more movement in a few weeks and have some exciting local trips planned to explore our new home waters, geared towards retracing the travels of the local Algonquin Warraskoyack's of the Powhatan Confederacy, and the bays, rivers and creeks that were vibrant with maritime trade of the Colonial period.
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