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Clock Work's Blog
I'm the owner of Clock Work. This is where I add/update information about the boat and the selling process for anyone to see. I've made a lot of friends through this site, and this is also where I post certain content in support of what can be multiple independent side discussions, all of which may often have zero to do with CW. My attempt to bring a little organization to this span of subjects is the 4 categories immediately below... All Posts - CW/Sale: very related - etc. If you're serious about checking what's up with CW, you can find the mandatory subset by clicking on "very related". OTOH, "unrelated" is the literal opposite. It'e where my personal systems/design/engineering/mechanical side usually leaks out.. often as an uncontrollable reflexive response to some hobby-thinker-grade comment I heard. GD English majors..... not that there's anything wrong with that:)
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Notice how everyone you can see is useful. Sign me up. Alternate title.. Transmitting captured wisdom into the future. This is a purely temporary article to pull a ludicrous and beyond pointless conversation out of an internet campfire where people just want to hang around and enjoy their lives a little with no drama. I've maintained relationships with a lot of sites since my initial ARPA and Usenet days and at most only once or twice did I ever observe let alone experience..
publicmvclockwork
Aug 1711 min read
Lust for Longevity?
Submitted for your approval... Picture a rough, clandestine, coastal location accessible only by sea, somewhere around America. What you see is a covert photo of the hidden base of operations of a secret political society called the Sons of Reliability... formed by self-described patriotic Americans who just want a reliable, mission-worthy boat, easy to diagnose “and unhindered by the whims and junk-thinking of a drunk-with-power hippie drum circle in DC.” In the spirit of t
publicmvclockwork
Jul 1116 min read
On a Walk-About
The cold months have always been my favorite time to be at the marina. Very few people and I'm a good fit with the sort you mostly run into then. I enjoy working in the cold too... I'm broken. On the "selling effort" side, the most interested and serious people start to come around in the spring, so I should have been checking in here and doing certain usual things.. re-engaging and communicating.. for the last ~8-10 weeks. An attempt to be useful is a privilege of the opport
publicmvclockwork
May 27, 20253 min read
Diesel Engine Complexity vs Reliability/Mission-Worthiness – Silicon vs Cast Iron
Engine Complexity vs Reliability/Mission-Worthiness – Control Systems Personal notes and rules of engagement © 2024 MV Clock Work Call from a friend today that quickly worked its way around to two standard questions in life these days... why exactly do I loathe complexity in design, and of all the things I list as Clock Work features, why do I place a mechanical Cummins 6CT as its absolute most important. A quick peek at YW and I know why he brought these up. These two
publicmvclockwork
Oct 16, 202423 min read
The Clock Work Common Broker Program
For the vast majority of time in 2024 and earlier, Clock Work has been not just the only purely mechanical 42 on the east coast (i.e....
publicmvclockwork
Sep 30, 20244 min read
The Return of Option 2
Pls note.. so as not to require me changing the price in 3 or 4 places across any new changes, the current Option 1 and Option 2 prices...
publicmvclockwork
Jun 7, 20248 min read
Inventory, price, etc. - May 2024
9/29/24 Update - This is me being lazy... Look at all the writing below. Work. Ditto the Inventory blog this replaced. I've been...
publicmvclockwork
May 25, 20249 min read
My Life-Sucking Gray Swan..
This blog entry is an approximate timeline and digest of lessons related to what in the end was a simple, but uncommon leak triggered by a designed-in electrical fault. It’s long because I know there will be discussion of it at my end because there’s always such discussion and such tomes allow me to save time when talking with others. Most boat owners don’t need to read most of this but if you have an NT42 with an Onan MDKAW generator, or some other setup as described below,
publicmvclockwork
May 21, 202416 min read
An(other) Endorsement
I've mentioned several times that there's a clear fraction of individuals who respond to this site with whom I sincerely enjoy...
publicmvclockwork
May 1, 20242 min read
Two Endorsements of My Standard of Care
In my conversations about Clock Work with interested parties, I've noticed that sometimes I slip into perspectives on systems that simply...
publicmvclockwork
Apr 25, 20244 min read
Pre-sale survey
I honestly thought I'd posted this earlier (still sorta think I did). I just referred one of the interested parties who had recently...
publicmvclockwork
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Moisture Meters - A Love Letter
[ Note... this is one of two notes written together and originally intended to be posted together to answer someone's request about...
publicmvclockwork
Apr 20, 202412 min read
A public thank you to the EPA/etc.
Brief article in Professional Boatbuilder this month (thanks Doug) on how how Tier 3 engine mandates are eating up more space in the...
publicmvclockwork
Apr 18, 20241 min read
"Then I'd Be a Damn Fool to Think Otherwise"
Intro - Heads up .. What follows is a minor adaptation of a case study from a book I’m writing on technical decision-making around opaque...
publicmvclockwork
Apr 15, 202416 min read
Why the New Selling Mode
Every time I think of the broker system of yachting now, 40 years of not-insignificant business experience, particularly around building...
publicmvclockwork
Apr 15, 20247 min read
8 Thumbs Up
I think having a blog is kind of ridiculous, but it seems necessary to the conduct of the business being pursued. It's probably another...
publicmvclockwork
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Purchase Option #2 (updated)
This is a second/parallel option for purchasing Clock Work, actually suggested by an interested party this past spring. See adjacent blog...
publicmvclockwork
Feb 4, 20231 min read
SSB/Amateur on NT's/coastal cruisers
Clock Work, my 42, had an Icom m710 HF phone/CW/SSB radio in the upper panel of the pilot house when I bought it. A quick search provided...
publicmvclockwork
Jan 31, 20235 min read
M, as in Mancy
I just came off a 5 week push to get my Technician, General, and Amateur Extra amateur radio licenses in one sitting. I just wanted to...
publicmvclockwork
Nov 5, 202210 min read
Time for a Philosophical Shift (Origin and Logic of Option #2)
I began this (ie selling CW myself) with not so much a requirement but a personal goal of trying to find a good home for her, as I have...
publicmvclockwork
Jun 17, 202210 min read
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