A tribute band of note, some interesting medieval history, and in today’s “think it through” department… A bunch of years back in the BVI, we were sitting next to a couple who had just completed the Caribbean 1500 who told us they’d only motored 40 hours or so. I’m pretty sure they were trying to …
The stupid burns, a very big problem, and in the “harder times come soon” department… Voile Magazine has a really good article on the Django 7.70. It’s well worth a read even if you have to use a translation app to do it. It’s the sort of article that American sailing rags just don’t seem …
A needful read on recycling, Krugman making sense, and in the “a good time to reread The Lord of the Rings” department… Lately, I’ve been reading up on what passes for the state of EV conversion where sailboats are concerned. Most of which is pretty depressing reading. First of all, in my experience, everyone seems …
Not unlike Germany in the 1930s, a voyage of note, and in the “some interesting desalination science” department… I’m mainly just waiting for parts these days. A condition most boat folk find themselves in from time to time. Of course, if I had a simpler boat there would be less parts I’d need… Just something …
A needful read, regarding AI/audio books, and the stupid, it burns… I’ve never been a fan of the Hydrovane self-steering gear as I feel they are overly expensive and prefer trim tab auxiliary rudder systems. That said, this guy seems to have built a hydrovane type gear for somewhere around $50. Which, judging from the …
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 …
Some needful reading, enabling billionaire sewage, and in the “Wouldn’t surprise me at all‘ department… Eric Henseval has a pretty neat scow you might want to take a look at… It’s the DIVINITÉ 7m expé and well worth a bit of study. At just under 24 feet, this scow really packs in a huge amount …
A sea story of note, something about “common sense” and Fran making a really good point… Josh has a simple solution that makes sense you might want to check out.
I recently had a conversation with someone wanting to get into cruising and it seemed that his main goal had a lot to do with achieving a certain level of independence. Sound familiar? For me, the best way to achieve a reasonable amount of independence is to simplify and live within one’s means. Which, I’ll …
You might want to check out. Sensible, simple, and cheap. Better yet, it should cost you less than $60 or so in materials and a couple of days of work. Considering that the cost of used vane gears (Aries, Navik, Windpilot, Atoms, Hasler, etc) are getting more expensive and hard to find, this gear makes …
