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Hopalong:
TINKLE Belle! So exciting. So much fun. Dehumidifier/s?

I got to cross the Atlantic four times on biiiiiig liners when I was young. Seven days each way. On one trip I fell in love with all the Scandiavian elevator boys, gorgeous in gold-button uniforms. But mostly I loved being at the prow (crossing over) and the stern (coming back, reluctantly). I would stand out there for hours until my made me come back to the cabin. I'd be the only person on deck sometimes. The ocean changed me forever.

My other best boat trip was on a huge wooden sailing yacht from St. Cast, France (industrialist family whose son I met at a party) to Jersey Island and back. We fished for mackerel all night (w/buncha his brothers and gfs) and I got to translate at the island harbor for an English couple whose boat motor had quit. One of our guys was a genius mechanic -- my proudest interpreting moment. I had no idea what doohickeys he was talking about but after endless discussion I could really describe what they did; the people connected, it worked! They puttered off happy.

Such nostalgia started with y'all's sea adventures. Thanks for sharing them.

hugs
Hops

sKePTiKal:
Yes Lighter, I think the foam board can be cut to fit between beams and then covered with the final surface, which could be painted, or varnished wood or something. It wouldn't be a LOT of insulation, mind you. But would be better than nothing.

Hopalong:
Double-layered foam board plus reflectix?

lighter:
I think double layered foam on the interior but something on the exterior roof as well.  Maybe JUST under the shingles....not sure. I have lots of research to to.  As always.  And maybe my BIL will just KNOW and tell me.  I'm going for something that's better than nothing..... the entire roof will come off, dry rotted rafters need replacing and it's complicated because they run into the old part of the house..... it's always complicated, isn't it?  Yup yup yup.

Hops.... I love the idea of you traveling happily across the seas, crushing on beautiful Scandi boys and standing alone on the deck, just you and the sea and the ship.  That was how I spent my time on the ONE unhappy cruise, a divorce cruise.  The time alone, in the wind with the waves and the sturdy ship under my feet.... just sublime moments away from people and the little spaces inside the ship.  Lord, our cabin floor was tilted quite drastically..... I hardly spent a moment in it, except to sleep.  I can't remember my stbx being INSIDE the cabin with me, not once.

You so deserve interesting friends and travel and more of what you love...... you're interesting, good company and what happened to the gal you clicked with at the beach?

Hopalong:
Aww, thanks, Lighter.
I really appreciate you entering that memory with me.

I'm sorry your Mama Ocean experience was a sad divorce cruise.
I've never been on a cruise but you deserve a lovely, mellow one. And we share
that memory of the ocean's acceptance. SO extraordinary.

We went through the tail end of a hurricane on the way back in '64. Wow. Huge ship was on Tilt-A-Whirl. I loved it. My poor mother was clutching everything in sight.

I'm not sure which beach gal you're referring to...oh maybe I do remember,
the one who referred me to Patio Guy, maybe. Haven't seen her much. Very nice
person but not a big friend-click. I'll need to be patient and keep meeting more
people, to find some friend with brains like I've found here!

I do have a date upcoming. A retired railroad engineer with a huge smile in his pix.
I got excited because he listed himself as "Agnostic" (another unicorn!) and stated that nobody from the ...other party... should "apply." My Dad was a train nut so we'll surely have enough in common to enjoy a yak meet. All it is, at this point.
But since I'm a week away from my personal deadline to cancel the website before another payment gets sucked out of my account, good timing for a new experiment. No worries if it clicks or clacks, it's just more practice about being open to connection.

hugs
Hops

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