Something interesting from Hugh Howey, expected repercussions, and in the “what the hell did you expect” department… Having a side hustle or three while cruising is no bad thing. Better yet, it gives you something to do and provides needful income streams. Back when we were on Loose Moose 2, my better half made courtesy …
An interesting read, some needful uplift, and in the “not even a little bit” department… For a while now, I’ve been flirting with various alternative propulsion schemes. Mostly, that’s spelled getting rid of the 37HP diesel and replacing it with something more sustainable. So I’ve been keeping my eyes out for a smaller diesel or …
A Factor 1 psychopath, the question I keep asking myself, and in the “with bated breath” department… The other day, I came across an inflatable dinghy that wasn’t a RIB and looked like what my mind says would be a good tender/annexe. You know, something you could stow away when needful and row a short …
A karma connection, some self-dealing, and an interesting read… Well, this is something interesting from Rob Denney; the Harry Proa guy who’s been doing good works down in Fiji. Considering the cost of wood these days, the idea of building boats with soft-drink bottles is making all kinds of sense. Plus he had me at …
Some thoughts to gnaw on, an interesting conversation, and over in the “somewhat disturbing” department… I’ve mentioned that of late, I’ve been reconsidering electric propulsion on a bunch of levels and I recently added doing a cheap seats 12V pressure pump to our AC watermaker to try and get the the Islander into the no …
A book you should check out, when NO is the right answer, and in the “cruising in the time of war” department… I’m a huge fan of a handline they sell in France as it’s great at catching fish and surprisingly affordable at just a kiss over $40 bucks (35€). Admittedly, it’s really for coastal …
Genocidal logic, some scary shit, and in the “Digital silence” department… I’ve got to cut a couple of holes in the Islander’s coachroof. The problem, of course, is that cutting a hole or two is a dead certain way to bring on the rain. Same goes for painting the deck or any other job that …
What’s up in my neighborhood, some coffee news, and in “the future is scary to the max” department… One nice thing about building stuff rather than buying stuff is that it can save you a lot of money. For instance, I could buy a bespoke dinghy like the 8-foot Nisqually dinghy which is both lovely …
Daniel Ford with a good link, a film I want to see, and in the “another shitty pardon” department… I’m not sure why I’ve been focused on bikes, bike design, and the consumerist side of the bicycle industry of late. Maybe it’s something of a conundrum and just illustrates why we seem to be in …
Whale breath, a medieval holidaze primer, and in the “a bad time to be in the tourism business” department… The plan for today is to sort out the new side mount outboard bracket project, as I’m pretty much in the “just need to drill some holes and put the thing together stage”. Which is no …
