A thing I missed, this is very interesting, and in the “drop in a bucket” department… So, apparently, the orange felon has discovered the word affordable. Which one can combine with that other word, groceries, to form the phrase ‘affordable groceries’. Sadly, it’s more than obvious that he’s clueless about what the phrase actually means. …
Some scary musings, zombie viruses, and in the “holy cream cheese WTF!?!?” department… Some days the whole consumerist mindset around sailing and cruising makes my brain hurt. Everything is just silly-expensive, people complain about prices, and yet they refuse to think and do something about it. For instance, that 30-year old Yamaha 3HP I’ve been …
Some situational awareness, a needful read, and in the “well, of course they did” department… The new Yachting Monthly has a review of the Bente 28 which is a very interesting and nice boat… However, at a price of over €132,000 the Bente28 is not going to be on any VolksCruiser’s shopping list for sailing …
About those wind farms, EBM getting it right, and speaking of slow motion train wrecks… I’ve always thought that the most bang for the buck in cruising boats fits into a 27-foot envelope. Smaller is too small for most and bigger starts to expand the budget more than most VolksCruisers want to spend. A 27-foot …
Some current situational reports, a spot on read, and in the “who’d have thought?” department… The hydrovane clone is apparently still working with some refinements in the pipeline. Think about it.
Chuck Wendig addresses a problem a lot of us are having, Billie Joe Armstrong covers the Beach Boys, and something in the “very much worth thinking about” department… Yesterday, I was doing some epoxy work up at the bow to sort out the previous owner’s DIY foibles. Now, some folks complain about working on their …
Some astute situational awareness, a job well done, and in the “nailed it” department… Chris from Sailing Britaly has some excellent advice about saving money on needed boat stuff and it’s well worth your time. Because paying more for what’s needful is just plain stupid.
A needful read, EBM asks a question, and in the “anticipatory nature to fascism” department … Some days I just want to scream. One of the not needful at the moment projects on my list for the Islander is installing a mini-bowsprit or ‘prod’ to make flying a gennaker or spinnaker simpler. Of course, I …
A letter worth reading, some interesting science, and in the “a woman with a plan” department… Just about everyday I find myself confronted with new gear that someone wants me to buy that I don’t need. Today it was Sailsense. I’ll admit, at first look the idea of an automatic logging system seems attractive. Of …
A needful read, regarding AI/audio books, and the stupid, it burns… I’ve never been a fan of the Hydrovane self-steering gear as I feel they are overly expensive and prefer trim tab auxiliary rudder systems. That said, this guy seems to have built a hydrovane type gear for somewhere around $50. Which, judging from the …
