Some timely history, a few sandwiches short of a picnic, and in the “Let’s find out” department… I’m currently in the middle of working out the details of a Jean-du-Sud type side mount outboard bracket for the Islander. Hopefully, I’ll be able to start building it in the coming week. That said, with the 4th …
Heinous to the max, the state of empathy in 2025, and in the “works for me” department… The last few days I’ve been noodling with the conundrum of going EV with the Islander, switching to a small (6 or 8HP) outboard, or keeping the Yanmar 3HM raw water cooled diesel. It sorta/kinda makes my brain …
Some signs of the times, a timely podcast, and Triumph of the Will directed by Homer Simpson… A textbook example of everything you need in 30 feet is the Dufour Arpege… There’s a great article in Voile with some excellent pictures about the Arpege that is well worth reading. The pictures show just how one …
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 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 …
Something I did not know about landfills, an interesting read, and some Cosplay Barbie news… The June issue of Caribbean Compass has an interesting article about crossing the Atlantic west to east entitled Crossing the Atlantic, an Electric-Powered Passage: Part II. It’s worth the read. However, I have a few quibbles with the methodology and …
Regarding internal refugees, a factoid of note, and in the “well of course they did” department… Three of my favorite boats that I consider VolksCruisers are the Tonic, Sangria, and Sangria NV/ Fantasia. By today’s standards they’re all too small for most folks to consider. We’re not most people now are we? The thing about …
Some Caribbean history, a podcast of note, and in the “just like a really bad movie” department… As someone who keeps a weather eye out for the cost of self-steering gears, I find the current resale value of the Navik gear somewhat surprising. Not that long ago, the average price of a Navik ranged from …
Wendig on AI, Neil Young making sense, and in the “WTF Texas” department… As I’ve oft mentioned before, I actually like working on boats. Well, let’s say most of the time. The parts where being a big guy working in tiny spaces is a sorta/kinda bummer. However, the boat work I most enjoy is when …
A needful read, EBM asks a question, and in the “anticipatory nature to fascism” department … Some days I just want to scream. One of the not needful at the moment projects on my list for the Islander is installing a mini-bowsprit or ‘prod’ to make flying a gennaker or spinnaker simpler. Of course, I …
