Three quick rules that I’ve found to be true regarding boats and boat restoration/rehabs. Any money you spend on improving your boat will not add resale value in terms of return down the line when you want to sell it. All boats have a reality value which seldom conforms to their asking price. Your personal …
The Rigging Doctor on how to save money on haulouts… Good to know.
The initial emails on the last post tended to fall into to two categories. The first being the “You’re an idiot” sort and the second is “It just can’t be done because you need to buy lots and lots of stuff!” zone. For the moment, lets just address the “lots and lots of stuff” argument… …
Going shopping yesterday I could not help but notice that the cost of nearly everything continues to go up… Onions a couple of months ago I was paying $.39 a pound were $.99 a pound… Yams which I’m used to paying $0.69 a pound are now $1.79… Scrag end stewing beef I would never ever …
Well worth your time and a whole lot of sense being made!
Here’s a simple cheapseats AIS receiver over at Hisse et Oh you may want to check out. Now, don’t you wish you’d paid more attention in French class during high school? Not to worry, Google translate is there for you if you need help…
The other day I bought a light and it got me thinking about the cost of things in general and how much money we can save if we just do the needful homework to become educated consumers. So, here’s a number… 75% It happens to be the number which seems to keep popping up when …
Jim Brown talking about SeaSteading 101. You still here?
Yachting Monthly has a nice article online about a single handed trans-Atlantic voyage aboard a a 27-foot Sadler that is well worth the read… Meanwhile, over on the HEO forum there’s an interesting thread about a crew of three crossing the Atlantic in a 25-foot Sangria. Under 30-feet works.
