A conversation of note, some solar stuff, and in the “Mom & Pop economy” department… I was checking out some news coming from the Paris Salon Nautique and was greatly impressed by this auxiliary electric propulsion system from the Temo folks. Yeah, I know, it’s just a trolling motor on steroids. That said, it makes …
Some black & white history, a happy fish story, and about our new reality… So, it’s Black Friday and I’m not buying anything at all. Sure there are any number of things I want but none that I actually need. Of course, the things I actually need never seem to be on anyone’s Cyber come-ons. …
What’s going on, some needful science, and someone you might want to follow… I spent yesterday afternoon dealing with an outboard motor which did its best to uphold my preference of oars to internal combustion engines. Oars seldom, if ever, need fixing. On those rare times when they do, you won’t find yourself covered in …
Sail Delmarva saying something needful, some GPS hi-jinks, and in the “just in case you weren’t paying attention” department… It occurred to me that most of my catch-up tasks of late have been working on outboards from the last century. As it happens, today’s task is a 3HP Yamaha which I’m pretty sure was built …
A scary read, the war against BS, and in the “We’ve been here before” department… So yeah, we’re at war once again. Amazing how easy it is to get into a war and how difficult to get out of one once the shit has hit the fan. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot. Sadly, …
Heinous to the max, the state of empathy in 2025, and in the “works for me” department… The last few days I’ve been noodling with the conundrum of going EV with the Islander, switching to a small (6 or 8HP) outboard, or keeping the Yanmar 3HM raw water cooled diesel. It sorta/kinda makes my brain …
A very good point, EBM says the needful, and in the “interesting breakdowns” department… I’m just about to put together a project kit to build a Jean-du-Sud style, side-mounted outboard bracket for the Islander. Which will be an interim solution for the morphing diesel to electric propulsion process. You know, something like this… Far Reach …
A film I want to see, an important point you can take to the bank, and in the “Holy fuck how stupid can you get” department… I had planned to post something about the charter business today but that will have to wait for the weekend and, hopefully, it will be worth the wait. In …
Something I did not know about landfills, an interesting read, and some Cosplay Barbie news… The June issue of Caribbean Compass has an interesting article about crossing the Atlantic west to east entitled Crossing the Atlantic, an Electric-Powered Passage: Part II. It’s worth the read. However, I have a few quibbles with the methodology and …
An interesting article on navigation, a book I think I need to read, and in the “STUPID STUPID STUPID” department… Yachting Monthly has a most excellent article on the reality of electric propulsion. Really, you should read it. Having had three different electric propulsion systems on “So It Goes”, I’m well acquainted with both the …
