About that observatory in Hawaii, some Caribbean related news, and in the “war and rumors of war” department… Now that we have installed the new solar controllers that have a volts/amps readout, we discovered that our panels on the goalpost were under-performing by about 50%. Looking at the panels, it turns out that one of …
Stuff you might want to know, some weekend reading, and in the “Is Mr Zip out of a job?” department… I’ll be honest and point out that I really hate electric bicycles. I love riding bikes. The efficient transmission of human power brings me something akin to joy. The fact that a lot of cruising …
Scalzi with a good post on billionaires/boycotts, Ian Welsh saying what we should already know, and over in the “REMF” department… I’m finding it difficult to continue doing what I need to do with crap like this raining down on our parade. For instance, yesterday’s task (installing a couple of solar controllers) should have been …
A plethora of needful bullet points, today on the weather front, and in the “Heinous state of affairs” department… I’m having one of those days. I’d rant about it but don’t feel any of you deserve the pain. In the mean time, since Eric Henseval has sent some more info on the DIVINITÉ 7m expé …
Something about the cost of milk in Alaska, EBM with a good point, and an article that made me think today… Yesterday, I came across someone selling a used Sea Cook stove for $575. Considering that the Sea Cook marine stove is just a gimbal with a crappy single burner (the burners rust out) and …
Rug pull scams, an Atlantic crossing of note, and some important situational awareness from EBM… I was not unaware that West Marine has a BOGO offer on winches. The fact is that I already have enough winches so not all that interested. It is a very good deal though if you need winches. I will, …
A rebuke of note, low wattage dolts, and in the “Good advice” department… I just noticed there was an Islander 36 for sale in Port Townsend for $5K that looks pretty interesting project boat. Granted, it is a project boat but I’ve seen worse for a lot more. Certainly worth checking out at $5K if …
A book on my must read list, freedom for Kalaallit Nunaat, and in the “A lot can happen in 118 years” department… I recently purchased a set of Novibrasyon engine mounts. I am very impressed with both the quality of the mounts and customer service. We bought them online last Thursday and they were delivered …
Rude Pundit has words, some Super nova science, and in the “So much for the clean water act” department… Yesterday, while waiting for my better half, the muzak machine did a fairly respectable reggae/rap cover of Sly & the Family Stone’s “Everyday People”. Yeah… Ooh, sha-sha. To say it made my day is something of …
Some interesting NOAA/Bill Nye news, a scary question, and another case of sanewashing… For the last couple of years, Starlink has become a popular solution for cruisers as a way to keep online. We considered it mostly for the ability to have access to weather reports and business emails when in the middle of nowhere. …
