All this talk about money and budget, while needful, is just a way to focus your attention on why a VolksCruiser has to have certain qualities to do its job. Getting you where you want to go, keeping you safe, and being a comfortable home in the process while not costing more than you can …
So yeah, about that two pennies a mile maintenance/operating costs… Let’s say you’re a person of VolksCruiserish leaning and you want to sail around the world on a budget of, shall we say $750 a month of which $200 is set aside for maintenance/operating costs which, from my experience, is a reasonable amount providing you …
Something to aspire to in the budget department… Read More »
Maybe you’re old enough to remember this… Then again, maybe not. That said, it is worth watching if only to focus your mind on the importance of vehicle choice where budgetary concerns are an important part of the mix. The VW was all about being able to drive on a sustainably small budget… It didn’t …
This morning a reader sent me a link to a website he said proves that the $500 a month budget is impossible. It’s actually a pretty good blog so you might actually want to check it out and bookmark it. Anyway, the short story is that in their first few months of cruising they’ve spent …
The joys of a full mailbox! Apparently the $500 a month cruising budget really gets folks all kind of excited…. So, here’s the thing whether you have a CAL 20, a Catalina 36, or insert whatever your VolksCruiser of choice happens to be, cruising on $500 a month in a sustainable fashion is going to …
Spelling out the important stuff and more about the $500-a-month cruising budget… Read More »
Not too long ago a friend mentioned that they could do a $500-a-month budget but chose not to because they can afford to spend more and they desire a certain level of comfort… Different courses for horses and all that but I’ll quibble with a portion of that statement because, no matter how creatively I …
Offhand I’m not really a fan of Catalinas… That said, there’s a Catalina 30 for sale here for not very much so I took a look at the sail plan and accommodation layout and it’s really not a bad boat. A rather nice boat actually… Being somewhat beamy (just a kiss under 11-foot) it has …
Since we’re ramping up to T-Day and the world continues to continue to do a very good imitation of a rocket propelled turbo-charged wicker basket hurtling towards hell I’d just like to say this… It’s a great time to be a a member of the boatfolk tribe of modest means! Sure, things tend to be …
Not too very long ago, someone wrote in to tell me that my thoughts on boats concerning the whole idea of a VolkCruiser mindset were simple and I’m pretty sure he did not mean it in a positive sense. It got me thinking… … About how when I was in school taking design classes that …
Way back when I first started talking to Phil Bolger about possibly building a Loose Moose 2 he sent me a couple of cartoons (his description of a quick sketch to illustrate a point)… One was his breakdown schooner… The other was a design he was playing with for the guy who’d built the first …
