A tour of a very nice cruising boat…
James Baldwin (of Atom voyages fame) takes a tour of Dawn Treader an Allied Seawind 30 and finds a lot of good ideas…
Boat systems
A good resource…
If you’re thinking of a composting head.
a simple, elegant, and cheap solution…
Far too often we throw silly money at a problem when there’s a simple and cheap solution just waiting to be found.
Simplicity vs comfort or something like it…
Over at Two at Sea they’re talking about simplicity… Well, actually they’re not as it happens. What they are talking about really has nothing to do with simplicity and everything to do with defending the status quo of consumerist yachting. That said, you should really make sure to read it because anyone thinking about VolksCruising …
on the $1200 stainless steel pulpit thang…
The other day I was watching the “Maritime Lemonade Stand” which is a video series of a guy who plans to sail around the world and support himself selling lemonade… It’s entertaining. Seriously, the guy is funny and brings a whole new take to the dynamic and, as such, it’s well worth watching. It’s also …
a VolksCruiser…
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 …
Some questions…
Over a long period of time I’ve been troubled about some “truths” a lot of folks take as gospel… Like this one. “Boats break. A lot.” A phrase found a few times over at The Retirement Project (a blog you might want to check out from time to time) which I find somewhat problematic. …
Some basic economics…
So, about that Westsail 32 project question… Buy the $50K boat and sail off into the sunset. Buy the $30K boat do the needful TLC and sail off into the sunset. Buy the $30K boat do a major refit to the tune of a few years and $66K and sail off into the sunset. Buy …
Some good reading…
There’s an excellent article in the new Latitude 38 (the best free sailing magazine around) about emergency rudders on the cheap. You should really give it a read… Really.
and in “the best of times the worst of times” department…
This is just neat… A Garmin GPS chartplotter and fishfinder for $299. While being told I’m a Luddite all the time I can still see the value of good quality cheap electronic aids to navigation because they make the whole VoksCruising gig easier, safer, and more affordable. Sure you can pay a lot more for …
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