The current JRA Newsletter (#85) has a very interesting article on building a junk sail by Paul McKay that has me thinking long and hard in terms of rigs for VolkCruisers. For me, the concept of a VolksCruiser is really all about simplicity in all of its various forms. Lug rigs in general are …
The world falling apart has put the Ranger 26 into VolksCruiser on the back burner for a bit. But, in the meantime, I’ll tease you with a possible variation of how the finished boat might wind up as… …a junk. More. hopefully, soon come. Stay safe.
Far too often we throw silly money at a problem when there’s a simple and cheap solution just waiting to be found.
That somewhat sad and neglected Gemini catamaran is a great example of the more is better silliness where engines and horsepower come into play… Really, eighty horsepower? The Gemini is a light boat (some might even say TOO light) and it does not take a lot of power to make it get up and go. …
I’ve been waiting on a quote for a forty-foot section of mast extrusion for the Endeavour but, as expected the rigging company who happens to be the purveyor of said extrusion… Boy do I hate dealing with some marine businesses. It’s not that I can’t live with slow and inept but do admit to a …
Over at Proa File they’re talking crab claw rig and you might want to check it out.
The other day a friend wrote me complaining that the boat project he was thinking of building was getting scary expensive and he used winches as an example. The winches spec’d out for his design, even with a deep discount added up to somewhere just shy of $7K. Quite an “ouch” factor for a small …
I’ve been working on a better mast raising/lowering system for “So It Goes” and rereading all my various go to boatish books for whisps of cunning plans for ideas. Have I mentioned of late what a great book Bruce Bingham’s “The Sailors Sketchbook” is? One thing I like about it is there are no “Buy …
A book that should be part of every VolksCruisers library… Read More »
Over at SailFeed there’s a pretty good article about sails for downwind sailing… That said, I disagree strongly with their thoughts on drifters.
Simple… Powerful… Inexpensive…
