6-14-2025…

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

points in time…

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 …

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a lesson in frugality…

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.

a current project…

A very good point, EBM says the needful, and in the “interesting breakdowns” department… I’m just about to put together a project kit to build a Jean-du-Sud style, side-mounted outboard bracket for the Islander. Which will be an interim solution for the morphing diesel to electric propulsion process. You know, something like this… Far Reach …

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Some days…

Some watercolor science, a needful book, and Greta’s voyage cut short… The last couple of days have been a right pain-in-the-ass. It’s true that bad stuff always come in threes and I have a lot of crap to catch up on. The fact that three surprising and unrelated things can happen all at once is, …

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it’s getting on to scary…

Aw shit, something on legal capitulation, and in the “boats make sense” department… “All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”― Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune I’ve never been a big Frank Herbert fan and, other than Dune, his writings just …

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a big roof version of the Divinité 5.83m…

A very interesting read, the Dropkick Murphys ask the important question, and in the “fascinated by the befuddingly strange moments” department… Now this is cool. Divinité 5.83m big roof: – Possibility of strip planking roof with 1.84m headroom !  – Possibility of junk rig. – Same characteristics as the first flush deck version, excepted -290mm …

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A simple auxiliary solution…

John Scalzi on how to prove you’re a US citizen, something about Native American education, and Daniel Ford says what I’ve been thinking… Part of the appeal of an electrical auxiliary system is that it’s simple, easy to put together, and inexpensive. Well, compared to marine industry pricing. But, keep in mind “Marine” electric propulsion …

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