I keep trying to sort out a cunning plan for that 30-footer but have been somewhat distracted by the fact that I’ve been distracted by another for sale boat. So distracted in fact that I decided to buy it. Which leave me being that guy with two boats, an endless supply of needful projects, and …
A WTF news story that has been haunting me since I saw it. I mean, seriously, SIX?! So, there’s a boat I’m seriously considering buying… Of course, that would also entail selling my current boat and, for a time at least becoming one of those sorry souls with two boats, a double barreled project list, …
The alternative being just another boat in landfill.
Being that it’s almost “H” season I’ve got a lot of get-the-hell-out-of-Dodge preparations to sort out. Hopefully, things will get a whole lot more sane once I’ve got the boat sorted out. One area of concern is always ground tackle and I’ve been having a lot of thought about changing up the way I anchor …
I’ve always liked this windvane self-steering gear… Back in the day it worked very well for a lot of cruisers. Sure it can be improved by making t more complicated but for a well balanced boat and a sailor who knows what they’re doing it does the job just fine. Pretty much anything you need …
Two exercises in simplicity that won’t cost you $5K… Read More »
For about a year or so I’ve been rowing by this Maria vintage hurricane catamaran and wondering how I’d go about sorting out it’s issues. Of course, that was before it sank… Again. Bringing such a boat back from the dead is a lot easier than most folks think but a lot harder and more …
Way back when I was living on a peniche just outside of Paris, I seriously considered building George Buehler’s Hager design. I still think it would have been a great boat to cruise with. With a 28-foot LOD it’s a small boat of the Pardey mindset but shippy as all hell and more than able …
I know everyone says that when using plywood aboard a boat that one should always use the best marine plywood you can get. So here’s where that advice does not quite add up. Some time back I built a hard dodger with marine ply, saturated it with epoxy and glassed then painted it. I was …
On, “So It Goes” we have a 400-amp hour battery bank made up of lead acid golf cart batteries with 350-watts of solar panels being the prime charging input. I should also note that I have two 50-watt panels that I have not included as they currently need repair (so much for lifetime warranties) that …
Avoiding the bigger/more expensive death spiral… Read More »
Way back when, Jimmy Carter pointed out that it might make sense to turn your thermostat down a few degrees and wear a sweater as a means to save on fossil fuels. Which, as it happens, was a very simple and elegant answer to a difficult problem of the then current oil shortage. Just use …
