A good sharpie link…
For those of us on VolksCruiser budgets, it’s hard to argue with the fact that the best bang for the buck is going to be a sharpie… So here’s a great link to one in progress.
Boatbuilding
and somewhere progress is being made…
Like a lot of folks I’ve been keeping a weather eye on the progress being made on the Skrowl 4.34… For instance, I know for a fact Dave Z has had something of a eureka moment when he came across the design and, I expect, it’s going to be an influence on future Trilo boats… …
if it was simple everybody would be doing it…
Here’s a simple boat. It’s a scow and it makes quite a bit of sense… Designed by Reuel Parker it’s a lot of bang for the buck and a very comfortable floating home… What’s not to like? Everything is simple, it’s easily put together, and as boats go, is not going to break the bank …
Keeping an eye out for derelict project boats…
I just noticed that over the last couple of days someone seems to sorting out an Endeavour 32 of a semi-derelict nature that was for sale at $500… As things go, the Endeavour is not a bad boat. Of course, a $500 boat comes with a certain amount of issues. Ya think? In this case …
Solving the cost per pound equation one step at a time…
Most people don’t realize it but it is really rather easy to make building or rehabbing a sailboat a whole lot more affordable… For example, let’s look at hatches since I recently replaced a few on “So It Goes”. My options were to buy new hatches, try and find used hatches, or build new hatches. …
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More than likely some facts you don’t want to hear…
It seems obvious to me how costs get out of control when you start thinking bigger boat but, from reading many emails from readers of Boat Bits, a lot of folks think there is some sort of magic workaround that allows them to get around it. I think it has something to do with magic …
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What I want for next Christmas…
Dudley Dix has some excellent thoughts regarding the whole why it’s smart to build your own boat… I’d call it a must read. That said, I still think the most logical choice for a VolkCruiser budget is to rehab something cheap/free in reasonable shape but I’d much prefer to build from the keel up if …
a somewhat problematic VolksCruiser issue…
So, what about building your own VolksCruiser? The thing is, I really like building boats but I have to hesitate when it comes to recommending that someone build a boat these days on a VolksCruiser budget. The truth of the matter is, I’m not sure it can actually be done in the current economic climate. …
On the urge to build…
A lot of readers of Boat Bits/VolksCruiser, as well as the guy who writes it, have an urge to build a boat from the keel up. More than an urge really it’s somewhere between affliction and an addiction… “Hi, my name’s Bob and I’m a boatbuilder…” The thing is, there are …
Speaking of the dark side…
I’ve been getting a lot of mail on the subject of VolksCruisers and, it would appear a lot of folks don’t quite get the fact that the volkcruiser concept is not simply about cheap boats… You might say it is more a sustainable and affordable thing rather than just cost which is not at all …