EBM with a very good point, somewhat disturbing if you’re cruising or plan to cruise Baja, and in the “about time to cancel my subscription” department… Prices for just about everything are predicted to go up bigly, so we’re going to change focus a bit. Since VolksCruiser is all about cruising on a limited budget, …
Some good news from Montana, a needful read, and in the “Wage theft should have consequences” department… Being a person who hates to spend money in general and is always looking for ways to spend less, I seldom look forward to buying stuff for the boat. The fact that is I find shopping a horrid …
Lately I’ve been thinking quite a bit about buying and installing an AIS transponder but stuck in the need/want and affordable/ not affordable tests. The bottom line being that I just don’t want to spend $700 or so for a transponder with all the needful bits. Here’s a solution for an alternative solution that would …
Just after I got up this morning and cleaned off the reindeer turds from the coach-roof, I saw that Voile & Moteur had a write up for a design that resonated with me big time. Since buying a fixer-upper Islander 36, I’ve had this somewhat hazy idea of how I wanted to adapt the design …
I noticed this morning that there’s a junk rig Virgo Voyager for sale on the JRA forum. I’ve always liked the Virgo Voyager as it’s a lot of boat shoehorned into a 23′ envelope. Even better is its shoal draft with bilge keels and it is one of the few production boats available with a …
This morning I noticed a certain blog/website had a post on outfitting your boat for fishing with various affiliate links to illustrate the products being talked about. Like this lure… The price on the provided Amazon link is a whopping $44.99 which happens to be the most expensive Cedar plug I’ve ever come across. My …
A boat-worthy project worth checking out.
The real trick, where refitting an old boat is concerned, is simply to not spend a lot of money on it. Or just spend less. While spending less is a very workable tactic, it butts up against the consumerist mainstream and viewed by a substantial proportion of people as being akin to heresy. I’ll point …
So, yeah, about that new self-steering gear… Right now I’m in the process of getting all the bits together to assemble a kit to build the it and the various pieces not readily available on a tropical island paradise are, mostly, currently winging their way to my PO box. Putting together a “kit” before starting …
Getting ready to build a new self-steering gear… Read More »
There’s a cooking channel that I really enjoy by Joshua Weissman and one his features are recipes where he does some established dish adding “But Better” or “But Cheaper” to the mix. It’s entertaining and I’ve yet to come across an episode of his that did not have me wanting to get in the kitchen …
