Probability or something like it, Hugh Howey making some good points, and in the “weirdness of getting old” department… I once had a teacher of design who often said… The answer to most all things is simple. He made a good case and I have yet to find an instance where that statement did not …
What’s up in my neighborhood, some coffee news, and in “the future is scary to the max” department… One nice thing about building stuff rather than buying stuff is that it can save you a lot of money. For instance, I could buy a bespoke dinghy like the 8-foot Nisqually dinghy which is both lovely …
An interesting fundraising email, some thought fodder, and a link you might need… So yeah, about that CAL 34… Glancing at CAL 34s for sale on the west coast Craigslist, I see eight currently for sale priced from $7.5K to $22K and, anyway you look at it, that’s a lot of boat for the money. …
A timely read, Wendig weighs in, and an album I’d like to hear… Ian, a reader here who knows a lot of boat stuff, pointed out… “I dunno……. I remember the Vancouver 27/28 and Victoria 26/30 as “load up and go” plastic boats off the shelf. Not that I could afford them at the time, …
A book I’d like to read, some roid rage, an execution, and in the “has it really come to this?” department… One issue everyone who lives aboard or does extensive cruising is that hardly anyone designs or builds sailboats for those purposes. So, we all have to adapt boats designed for racing, day sails, and …
A needful read, somebody else’s future, and in the “a matter of choice” department… I just saw that Jim Melcher’s old boat Alert is looking for a new owner. When we lost Loose Moose 2, Bolger’s Manatee (Alert) design was one of the possible designs we considered building. Jim had changed Alert from a gaff …
Anchoring in Florida, what you’d expect considering, and in the “bubble bubble toil and trouble” department… Way too much bad news on my desktop, so here’s a plywood cruising scow that caught my attention. It’s the Kaori 850 It’s got that ‘modern scow’ vibe and well worth checking out. Built right, no one would ever …
An episode of Twilight Zone, some Caribbean backstory, and a talk worth listening to… So, getting back to boat stuff, here’s a boat project that makes a lot of sense. Marine et François seem to be way ahead of the crowd on the cool design and build front. They have a lot of good ideas… …
The news so far, some timely history, and in the “there’s always a downside” department… I heard, the other day, that Keith Leitzke’s boat, CAL 20 Magic, had come to grief on the rocks in Hawaii. For those unacquainted with Keith Leitzke or the much traveled Magic, this article has some highlights you should be …
Chuck Wendig with a very interesting apple review, they’re still killing folks on boats, and in the “she had me at veritable clusterfuck” department… My better half the other day asked me what boat I’d get if a million dollars magically appeared in my wallet. It got me thinking… First of all it, would be …
