Regarding internal refugees, a factoid of note, and in the “well of course they did” department… Three of my favorite boats that I consider VolksCruisers are the Tonic, Sangria, and Sangria NV/ Fantasia. By today’s standards they’re all too small for most folks to consider. We’re not most people now are we? The thing about …
EBM with a couple of good points, stupid stuff, and in the “I have a real bad feeling about this” department… Yeah, gettin’ by on gettin’ by is my stock-in-tradeLiving it day-to-day, picking up the pieces wherever they fallJust lettin’ it roll, lettin’ the high times carry the lowJust living my life easy come, easy …
Tyson making sense, some out-of-the-box thinking, and in the “irk/irked/irksome” department… I have to drill a few holes, fill said holes with epoxy, and stick up some insulation today. I also have to hit the post office to pick up some needful parts. Oh yeah, I also need to install a new chain pipe. Not …
Some banned words, defrauding charities, and in the “One can hope” department… What with the Felon’s tariffs about to ruin just about everyone’s budget, I thought some frugality advice to save money would not go amiss. Obviously just a cheat list if you will. There will be a lot more with more details and examples …
The word for today is kakistocracy, a book you might want to check out, and in the “You have to admit he’s making a good point” department… Energy budgets are just like monetary ones and a lot of good advice can be found in David Copperfield. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen, nineteen and six, …
Some needful situational awareness, EBM groks why I won’t be flying anytime soon, and a very simple explanation… So, its come to my attention, that Dave Z has a new design that I really like. It’s simple, an easy build, and affordable. Sure it’s not what everyone would consider a ‘proper’ cruising boat but when …
Some good advice, a needful read, and Chuck Wendig making sense… I woke up early today with the thought that the MacGregor 26 would make a pretty awesome small cruising boat. Granted, the boat is rather fugly but, as some might say, the bones are good. Plus, they made lots and lots of these extreme …
All too often I keep hearing folks refer to their boats as being “tiny”. Especially when it’s used in a way to impress. I just can’t see any bragging rights if you’re sailing a 32-foot boat with 11,800.00 pounds of displacement you’re not on a “tiny” boat. So, what is a “tiny” boat? Maybe Yann …
I’m currently reading a book about a cruise where the writer is constantly complaining about the cost of gear and the fact that his boat just does not have enough room to stow more stuff. of course the next paragraph always seems to be him buying yet another bit of expensive gear and the hassle …
The title really does make for an apt VolksCruiser mantra… I spent a couple of hours today working on the thirty or so year old Vetus manual windlass that came on the Islander despite the fact that it’s not really something I want on the boat. I’ll put it up for sale but I could …
