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elena pohl
Meet the Polar Spirit. The 41 foot long sailboat that will take us 1,000 miles up north. Week one of my internship has consisted of a majority of planning and fixing up the boat in order to set sail in the coming weeks.
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We make lots of lists. For example: stuff to buy, stuff to sell, stuff to clean, stuff to fix
Some of the tasks I have helped with thus far include:
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scrubbing the deck
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wind shield cleaning and polishing
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propane tank installation
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de-cluttering
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labeling the mast wiring
stuff i've learned
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how to tie a half-hitch knot
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how to find to voltage of a wire
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the names of different parts of the boat (prop, boom, rudder, mast, GPS, radar)
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how to use a power tool
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