Rewiring
I recently had a discussion with a friend about some internal, personal work we were doing. In the midst of that dialog the phrase "brain rewiring" was used. I pondered and wondered about that phrase the rest the of day.
I'm in the process of researching and eventually buying an older blue water boat. The term "blue water boat" means a lot of different things in the boating world but to me it just means a sailboat that can safely and comfortably cross oceans. There is a lot of research that goes into that but once a purchase gets made, then the real work starts of getting her ready for long passages.
That's the part of buying an older boat that scares me the most -- fixing it up. Re-wiring, re-plumbing, re-modeling -- all the "re's" -- are things I have always paid other people to do. I can handle a screwdriver, saw, drill, hammer, etc. and make things work...but they often look like something somebody did for the first time...which is going to be true most of the time when I take on a boat project. I'm a sailor, not a marine technician, diesel mechanic, plumber, rigger, electrician, carpenter, or fiberglass tech. 😊
It is a double edged sword to do those things oneself. First they can't be done half-ass on a boat. Bad electrical will catch fire, poor plumbing will sink your boat, and inappropriate rigging will de-mast it in a blow. It is hard not to make mistakes when doing things for the first time. On the other hand, one can pay a professional to take on projects and they will cost many boat units (1 BU = $1000). But aside from the hefty price tag associated with engaging a professional, the real problem is that you can't call that professional when things go awry in the middle of the ocean. So you kind of have to tear your boat apart and put it back together before you cross oceans because the only thing for certain is that stuff is going to break out there and one needs to be prepared to deal with it.
All that being said, re-anything on a boat isn't nearly as hard as re-wiring my brain -- and I'm taking that on, so I should be good.
What could go wrong? 😅