Ramblings
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Pre-lift status
Well, it’s almost lift-in time. Didn’t get everything done at the yard that I wanted done (mechanic off sick for months, knee issues), but a few things were done. First up, the hull polish. Cove strip and boot stripe were cleaned off and replaced, and the seal between the hull and the toe rail cap…
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Running Kubuntu under Hyper-V with xRDP
I’m playing with the latest version of Kubuntu (21.10 as of writing) in a Hyper-V VM to see what the current state of Linux on the Desktop is, and to work out if I want to switch back to running Linux as my main OS (it was my main OS in college, in the early…
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Making a MFT-clone surface
A while ago, I bought the UJK multi-function workbench to use in the workshop while I pondered the issue of setting up my own custom bench. The UJK bench is decent, though the stability of the trestle legs leaves a bit to be desired – sturdy and resistant to rocking they are not. However, it…
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Progress on the workshop
With some help from Mum over Christmas, the workshop is in a near functional state. Bench is built, backing for a cleat wall is installed, and the MDF top for the bench went on yesterday. I tried to be fancy with the way the legs attached to the aprons, but reversed the direction of wood…
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A decrepit steaming/deck light
Blue Opal’s deck light hasn’t worked for a while, and now I know why. So much corrosion. A replacement fitting has been ordered, and since I’ve done LEDs everywhere else, I’ve opted to order an Osculati unit. Depending on how far the corrosion has gone, I may need to run a whole new power cable…
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Unifi controller on OpenWRT (on a Pi4)
It turns out that it’s not too hard to get the Unifi Controller software to work on OpenWRT. “Not too hard” is a relative term, mind you. You can’t install it on the base OS, but since OpenWRT provides LXC in the form of “lxc v1”, a container can be set up running something like…