A needful read, not the health checkup I wanted to hear, and the word for the day is Enshittification… Every once in a while I find myself amazed at both the silly expensive asking price of wind vane self-steering gears and the idiots who buy them. I expect it has a lot to do with …
Hugh C. Howey on AI, some current situational content, and in the “dumbest man in the senate” department… I just saw that SERAFFYN is for sale. With an asking price of $80K, it’s obviously not within any VolksCruiser’s budget but still impressive for a 58-year old wooden boat that just resonates history. While you may …
A stupid movie, some history/situational observation, and in the “pretty much says it all” department… Today, my work list includes maybe ten-minutes of sanding inside the boat. It’s a fairly easy bit of work. The downside being that even with great care taken to keep the dust to a minimum, I’ll be dealing with the …
Some timely advice, a very needful read, and in the “what she said!” department… Back when I was asking Phil about a bigger version of Loose Moose (Bolger’s Jessie Cooper design), he suggested something like the Breakdown Schooner. I’ve always wanted a schooner… While I really liked the design, the problem as I saw it, …
Some bang head against bulkhead material, a crater of interest, and something from the “keeping things polite” department… Here’s an interesting ad for a boat I really liked before prices got insane… Sure, the 49′ LOA would be unsustainable if marinas or haulouts are a concerned but with a 2’6″ draft you could always beach …
An apt t-shirt & read, a very cool library, and in the “sounds good to me” department… I’ll go on record that an electric drive propulsion system is as simple as one can get. All you need is a motor, a means of controlling that motor, and a battery. That’s the easy part. Where it …
Of course they were lying (their lips were moving), some risk adverse business, and yet another reason to avoid Florida these days… It’s fairly easy to push a boat on the water. Thomas Colvin’s 1HP per ton makes sense. In fact, I’ve lost track of how many big boats I’ve seen with tiny outboards. A …
Some logic of note, a common-sensical letter and in the “did someone just say lifeboats?” department… I just saw that the Yanmar SDe7 Electric sail drive (the cheap one) has a price tag of $20k. Which I’m sure you all know is too fucking high for me to even consider… So, just how low can …
A tribute band of note, some interesting medieval history, and in today’s “think it through” department… A bunch of years back in the BVI, we were sitting next to a couple who had just completed the Caribbean 1500 who told us they’d only motored 40 hours or so. I’m pretty sure they were trying to …
Stuff you should know, all FUBAR all the time, and Sail Delmarva saying the needful… I just read how some folks in the know think there’s a 10% chance that AI could kill all humans. So, here’s a semi-connected question… Would you embark on a transatlantic voyage if you thought there was a 1 in …
