EBM with a couple of pictures, a good question, and in the “somewhat troubling” department… Boy howdy, every time I look at charts they’re even more expensive. Yeah, I know, paper charts are old fashioned and electronic charts combined with a phone, computer, or chart plotter are what all the cool folks use. I long …
A timely cartoon, a song I have not heard in awhile, and in the “Let’s play Wheel of Moron” department… Chesapeake Light Craft has a neat article on five boats you row that brought a smile. Especially the Expedition Wherry with a pretty awesome paint job… Made my whole day!
Some very good news, something about that court decision, and a class that sounds interesting… Well, I don’t know about you but a class on medieval history is something I’m looking forward to doing while in some secluded anchorage. Which brings me to the reason some of us live on boats and cruise… Face it, …
Texas produce is now off my menu, a must read, and in the “arbitrary and capricious” department… Since I’m working on motors today and I can’t think of anything that needs saying, here’s a post from the Boat Bits wayback machine. Posted in April 2011… Thinking old school… I’ve been looking at my deck a …
something to read while I’m in internal combustion mode… Read More »
Heinous to the max, the state of empathy in 2025, and in the “works for me” department… The last few days I’ve been noodling with the conundrum of going EV with the Islander, switching to a small (6 or 8HP) outboard, or keeping the Yanmar 3HM raw water cooled diesel. It sorta/kinda makes my brain …
What I’m listening to, some LA backstory, and in the “just clueless” department… Well, that was an interesting weekend. Israel attacked Iran, There was a whole lot of demonstration going round, and a very embarrassing military parade. As for me, I broke another mooring which set a new personal record of two failed moorings in …
Some signs of the times, a timely podcast, and Triumph of the Will directed by Homer Simpson… A textbook example of everything you need in 30 feet is the Dufour Arpege… There’s a great article in Voile with some excellent pictures about the Arpege that is well worth reading. The pictures show just how one …
A reminder, something from the plaid shirt guy, and in the “Who’s actually in charge?” department… Oh yeah, it’s the felon’s birthday. As it happens, it is also Boy George’s birthday and, in my personal opinion, is a lot more deserving of celebration. Listening to Boy George cover T-Rex
Something quite interesting, I’m still coming to terms with the passing of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, and in the “THIS IS NOT A DRILL” department… Time does have a way of trucking right along as this factoid came to my attention with my morning coffee. As I recall, in general, it was not the …
Some astute situational awareness, a job well done, and in the “nailed it” department… Chris from Sailing Britaly has some excellent advice about saving money on needed boat stuff and it’s well worth your time. Because paying more for what’s needful is just plain stupid.
