Captain's Blog http://capnscott.com World photography adventure with a crusty old Captain... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:06:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 What the HELL am I doing here??? http://capnscott.com/2011/11/23/what-the-hell-am-i-doing-here/ http://capnscott.com/2011/11/23/what-the-hell-am-i-doing-here/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:44:51 +0000 Capn Scott http://capnscott.com/?p=634 Do you have those days where you question, at what point did I make a wrong turn???  Here I am, looking for work, so that I can come up with the money to continue the adventure.  For everyone out there that has a tiny job with 5 skills that supports their tiny life…  I say, [...]]]> Do you have those days where you question, at what point did I make a wrong turn???  Here I am, looking for work, so that I can come up with the money to continue the adventure.  For everyone out there that has a tiny job with 5 skills that supports their tiny life…  I say, fire your boss and go do something great!!!

 

This is Dr. Sylvia Earle’s (head of science for National Geographic, famous marine biologist) book signed by her.  It’s difficult to step outside of the box.  This is what separates the men from the boys…

Capn Scott

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]]> http://capnscott.com/2011/11/21/an-amazing-time-lapse-video/feed/ 0 Doing some house cleaning on this blog… http://capnscott.com/2011/09/27/doing-some-house-cleaning-on-this-blog/ http://capnscott.com/2011/09/27/doing-some-house-cleaning-on-this-blog/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:50:16 +0000 Capn Scott http://capnscott.com/?p=626 This blog is really becoming bloated and disorganized.  I’m breaking off the photography section and moving it to it’s own site.  That way, I can concentrate the blog a bit better.  The photography section has almost taken over the entire blog.  You can now visit the photo tips and adventures section on it’s new blog [...]]]> This blog is really becoming bloated and disorganized.  I’m breaking off the photography section and moving it to it’s own site.  That way, I can concentrate the blog a bit better.  The photography section has almost taken over the entire blog.  You can now visit the photo tips and adventures section on it’s new blog – Photographer in Philadelphia .

 

The new portfolio is temporarily located at Basic Digital Photo .

This will be a work in progress for a bit.  I will continue to clean and simplify the blog and will have more changes as I go along.

Thanks,

Capn Scott

]]> http://capnscott.com/2011/09/27/doing-some-house-cleaning-on-this-blog/feed/ 0 Woohoo… boat launch, sea trials and transport… http://capnscott.com/2011/02/03/woohoo-boat-launch-sea-trials-and-transport/ http://capnscott.com/2011/02/03/woohoo-boat-launch-sea-trials-and-transport/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:54:33 +0000 Capn Scott Constancedive boatflorida http://capnscott.com/?p=386 Finally, the boat is in the water.  And, I can begin the sea trials. I haven’t had a chance to connect up the sensors, but have my laser-guided heat gun in hand to monitor temps across the engine.  I idled the boat most of the way to Boca Grande.  Along the way, I did open [...]]]> Finally, the boat is in the water.  And, I can begin the sea trials.

I haven’t had a chance to connect up the sensors, but have my laser-guided heat gun in hand to monitor temps across the engine.  I idled the boat most of the way to Boca Grande.  Along the way, I did open it up for a couple of minutes and it promptly overheated.  I caught it way before it could do any damage, but it puts a damper on the day.  After I cooled it down a bit, I continued to idle all the way to Boca Grande.  It became a long trip, taking 7 hours…

Capn Scott

]]> http://capnscott.com/2011/02/03/woohoo-boat-launch-sea-trials-and-transport/feed/ 0 In Florida again, working on the dive boat… http://capnscott.com/2011/01/20/in-florida-again-working-on-the-dive-boat/ http://capnscott.com/2011/01/20/in-florida-again-working-on-the-dive-boat/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:36:39 +0000 Capn Scott cumminsdive boatfloridainjection pump http://capnscott.com/?p=383 I’ve been having a problem with hard starting on the motor.  I’ve rebuilt the injectors, replaced the starter and lift pump.  Did a compression test and it was excellent.  Now, I will rebuild the leaking injection pump. First I had to remove the raw water pump to get to the bottom bolts. Have the pump [...]]]> I’ve been having a problem with hard starting on the motor.  I’ve rebuilt the injectors, replaced the starter and lift pump.  Did a compression test and it was excellent.  Now, I will rebuild the leaking injection pump.

First I had to remove the raw water pump to get to the bottom bolts.

Have the pump off of the motor and ready to tear it down.  Found some bad parts inside and took it to an injection specialty company for the new parts and reassembly.  They bench tested it and gave it a clean bill of health.  Unfortunately, it still hasn’t cured my hard start problem.

Prototyping a boat computer.  This computer is read from any smart phone and gives so much more info.  I can also set alarms on all of my sensors.  It even monitors compartment temperatures and bilge levels.  One of the unique things that I’ve been working on is real time apparent propellor slip.  Yep, it even does that…

Capn Scott

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