One thing you have to keep in mind is that no one is designing or building what I’d call a VolksCruiser. Take that Pop 25 from the last post as a good example. It starts out with a hull and accommodation that just screams VolksCruiser yet when it comes to the rig it starts getting …
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So, Sailrite has a great instructional video on making a tool roll that really impressed me. It also rocked my thoughts on my ongoing effort to better get control of tool stowage aboard “So It Goes”. You might want to check it out… It’s really a killer tool roll for sure. Of course, being both …
A boat-worthy project worth checking out.
Some seriously excellent DIY of the Cheeky Tangs sort.
You know this stove… Since Origo has quit marketing the Origo marine stoves the prices for old stock and used stoves have become extremely pricey. Which, considering how simple the stoves actually are, is something of a conundrum. Here’s a pretty nifty DIY alternative that’s affordable… Of course, the stove in question is not …
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Sailboat rigs are a problematic conundrum where VolksCruisers are concerned. For starters, most rigs on classic plastic boats have rigs that have evolved from designs for racing. They’re over-complicated, prone to failure, and expensive, which is not the sort of rig you want when voyaging on a budget. Adapting rigs to be simpler, more affordable, …
A couple of decades or so back while living in in St Thomas there was a really nice couple who’d bought a famous (it had featured in a movie with Bing Crosby) albeit semi-derelict Alden schooner sight unseen. At the time I was working at a local marine consignment store and the couple came in …
The idea of self-steering is, for all practical purposes, a pretty simple concept and most all self-steering systems reflect that. Or at least the good ones do. The problem with the idea of home building a self-steering gear, for most people at least, is that they tend to have a certain amount of mechanical parts …
