Some thoughts to gnaw on, an interesting conversation, and over in the “somewhat disturbing” department… I’ve mentioned that of late, I’ve been reconsidering electric propulsion on a bunch of levels and I recently added doing a cheap seats 12V pressure pump to our AC watermaker to try and get the the Islander into the no …
A must-read, some science death spiral, and in the “just in case you have not been paying attention” department… I’ve been thinking a lot about sailboat propulsion systems of late. I’ll be honest and say that the whole auxiliary propulsion thing makes my head hurt. The big issue is I only want a minimal propulsion …
A boat race of note, some measles content, and in the “a bad connection” department… Way back when, at the Beaulieu boat jumble, we came across an American selling circumnavigation chart kits for something like a hundred pounds or so. Of course, the charts were xeroxed, black and white, and 3/4 size but they came …
A timely bit of history, Augie Meyers is no longer with us, and in the “well this certainly inspires confidence” department… I’ve been watching lithium batteries for ages. But, while prices are falling, I’m yet to be convinced to replace our lead acid batteries just yet. Which, is not to say I have any great …
An interesting read, a couple of very good points, and in the “can’t make this shit up” department… Yeah, some serious shit currently hitting the fan and I expect it will get a whole lot worse. My current thoughts are it’s way past time to find an inter-dimensional portal and get gone to somewhere that …
the inter-dimensional portal or anti-fouling conundrum… Read More »
Pimping hate speech, a big fat fail for the tourism industry, and in the “I’d really rather buy an Edsel too” department… Latitude 38’s new issue has an interesting article on celestial navigation with an emphasis on lunar sights. Which sorta/kinda got me all sorts of excited. I’ve got a new skill that I can …
Something to keep in mind, a deluxe bankruptcy, and in the “Florida could do a lot worse” department… The other day, Sailing Anarchy, had a toilet thread on their forum and the subject of carbon toilets came up. Yeah, carbon toilets. Upscale buckets like this one… As it happens, you can purchase this particular toilet …
An interesting sleep regime, some timely history, and in the “well, of course he does” department… I’m a huge fans of friction rings and their multitude of uses aboard a boat. They’re simple, bombproof, and they used to be affordable. Well, sadly, they became popular and before you could say… “We could really gouge with …
Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, some free films, and in the “WTF, really?” department… Of late, I’ve been thinking about replacing the furler on the Islander with something built in the current century. While the aged bit of hardware on my headstay works, it makes me a bit nervous. I don’t like …
An inspired ruse, some Caribbean tourism notes, and in “how 2026 is not the year I was looking forward to” department… So yeah, the first weekend of 2026, while not unexpected, pretty much crushed my après-holidaze vibe. The ongoing news regarding the clusterfuck, pretty much meant nothing positive was accomplished. No books were read and …
