A good read, something anger inducing, and a good reason why I’m not shopping at Amazon… OK, I’ll be the first person to admit that a watermaker on a sit-on-top kayak is dangerously close to insanity. That said, you have to admire the guy for doing what most consider an impossible task. Just watch… Yeah, …
A letter of note, just another maga guy, and in the “not dead yet” department… I keep waffling on how I’m going to do our dodger on the Islander. No matter what I come up with, nothing seems to make me happy. On the other hand, I’m in no hurry to build a new dodger …
Something about Amtrak, a very good point, and Elie Mystal saying the needful… This brought a smile… However, it did get me thinking about how it’s well past time to see some sort of ground swell against Elon Musk’s other business, Starlink. Sure, I see how a lot of cruisers feel that it’s very important …
Erasing history, some pithy thoughts on Tesla, and in the “know your leader” department… Everybody knows I’m not big on buying stuff. I do, however, have a want list. I’m pretty sure we all do, if only to replace stuff that’s lost or broken. In our case, the first thing on the want list is …
A needful read, not unsurprising but still depressing, and in the “Eggs, did somebody say eggs?) department… I’m currently having a lot of problems dealing with the current surfeit of insanity. Or, to be more precise, I just can’t believe what’s going on. Then again, the simple fact that the great unwashed hordes now consider …
About that observatory in Hawaii, some Caribbean related news, and in the “war and rumors of war” department… Now that we have installed the new solar controllers that have a volts/amps readout, we discovered that our panels on the goalpost were under-performing by about 50%. Looking at the panels, it turns out that one of …
Stuff you might want to know, some weekend reading, and in the “Is Mr Zip out of a job?” department… I’ll be honest and point out that I really hate electric bicycles. I love riding bikes. The efficient transmission of human power brings me something akin to joy. The fact that a lot of cruising …
Scalzi with a good post on billionaires/boycotts, Ian Welsh saying what we should already know, and over in the “REMF” department… I’m finding it difficult to continue doing what I need to do with crap like this raining down on our parade. For instance, yesterday’s task (installing a couple of solar controllers) should have been …
Something about the cost of milk in Alaska, EBM with a good point, and an article that made me think today… Yesterday, I came across someone selling a used Sea Cook stove for $575. Considering that the Sea Cook marine stove is just a gimbal with a crappy single burner (the burners rust out) and …
Rug pull scams, an Atlantic crossing of note, and some important situational awareness from EBM… I was not unaware that West Marine has a BOGO offer on winches. The fact is that I already have enough winches so not all that interested. It is a very good deal though if you need winches. I will, …
