A film I really want to see, orphaned oil wells, and in the “about those marmots” department… I need a new pair of oars. The reason being that I’m selling a couple of dinghies and they sell better with oars included. With me so far? Anyway, for a bit of amusement, I decided to check …
A letter of note, just another maga guy, and in the “not dead yet” department… I keep waffling on how I’m going to do our dodger on the Islander. No matter what I come up with, nothing seems to make me happy. On the other hand, I’m in no hurry to build a new dodger …
Rampant idiocy, what’s not on the reading list, and in the “Pretty much says it all” department… This week, the plan is to cut two holes in the coachroof to install a couple of small Lewmar hatches I paid a hundred bucks for. The added ventilation will improve livability and comfort; something I’m looking forward …
A beaver story of interest, some stuff you should know about Mexico, and in the “About those windmills” department… I’ve been trying to avoid the zombie apocalypse (spelled N-E-W-S) as much as possible but it’s pretty hard with all the excrement coming off those rotating blades. Still, nothing clears one’s head like trying to sort …
A somewhat disturbing state of affairs, a flat-lining governmental system, and a very apt comment that says it all… My plan for today is to make a pattern for a hard dodger for the Islander, get rid of some clutter, and organize my tools. Sounds easy but clutter and disorganized tools are the bane of …
Not a bad idea, a needful read, and a story from the past… I had great plans for yesterday and woke up with the resolve to strike a few lines off the to-do list. But, as it happens, it rained and all my plans with it. So it does go. On the upside, I no …
Chuck Wendig nailing it as usual, EBM making a good point, and something from a Herzog film that resonates… I’ll admit that the ongoing cluster-fuckery we’ve all been experiencing has been a real downer where various boat jobs go. Just getting out the needful tools too often these days seems akin to being an insurmountable …
I really should quit reading the news in the morning. Now, what I really want to do this morning is to build some trolling lures. I could sit in the cockpit and cobble fish seducing works of art while listening to some great music. That would be right in the middle of one of my …
So, yeah, about that Islander 36 project boat… Confronted with a boat like the Islander, my first impression is “Ugh”. My second is “Get rid of all the crap and clean the sucker up and there might be a good boat in there somewhere”. And, my third reaction is “I need to do the math!”. …
As it happens, my project lists have become so unmanageable it’s just time to circular-file them and start anew. Or, in other words, get a just-the-basics need/want list that makes sense. For starters, I’ll be doing something different and narrow the number of projects on the list to ten items because “ten” is a doable …
