One of those little solutions

The problem is stuff that’s loose in the head when we’re under way. In the ICW, a few things rolling around the counter tops don’t count for much. But on an offshore passage, loose bits wind up getting scattered around the head, making life unpleasant.

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The commodore saw a picture of this somewhere.

We just saw Sundance-winner Primer, and we’re a little confused on cause and effect. Perhaps we left this picture for ourselves. Perhaps we’re asleep in a coffin in a storage facility, or perhaps like Schrödinger's cat we exist in past, present and possible futures, too.

She saw a picture of jars strapped to a piece of wood with hose clamps. It looked like a really good idea. 

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☑︎ Wood. We save wood scraps in a box in the engine room.

☑︎ Peanut Butter Jars. Given the suggestion (from our selves in some alternate future?) she started saving these. Reuse is better than recycle.

◻︎ Hose Clamps. We had most of what we needed. Sailor’s Exchange had the rest of what we needed. Slightly used is just as good as new. And cheaper.

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☑︎ Fasteners. Yes. We try to buy plenty of wood screws and washers. I have a bad habit of buying just what I need. A much better habit is keeping a supply of the common sizes and shapes around the boat.

☑︎ Stainless steel pipe hanging strap is something we had, also.

New we have an elegant storage solution for about $1.00.

© Steven Lott 2021