Some very good points, a cartoon that sums it all up, and thoughts on Red Octopus… This morning, I noticed on Craig’s list, there was an Islander 36 up for sale in the San Diego area. The pictures shows the Islander on a mooring floating right side up with a standing mast and rig. The …
EBM pointing out the obvious, a quick history lesson, and an out-of-the-box solution… This morning I saw there was an Islander 36 in Tacoma selling for $2k. The only information provided was that it has a non-operative gas engine. Offhand, knowing what I know about boats and marinas, it could be a good deal or …
A pretty good take, an AI recipe for disaster, and in the “uniquely unfit” department… There’s an Islander 36 for sale that appears to be a très bonne affaire and I spent part of my sleepless night considering just how such a deal exists. Most advice where cheap boats are concerned has to do the …
Another boycott, some FEMA news, and in the “current situational awareness” department… What I’d really like to do today is get out my fly rod and cast some flies in the general direction of some lunker tarpon. However, I find myself trying to bring some sanity to a simple water tank to the head’s sink …
Something on the subject of stupidity, some notes on energy disinformation, and some good advice… I’ve been thinking about how there are so many great old cruising boats selling for very little. Not a bad time to buy a cruising boat… right? For instance, there’s an Islander 36 selling for just under $10K (or just …
Some good advice, a needful read, and Chuck Wendig making sense… I woke up early today with the thought that the MacGregor 26 would make a pretty awesome small cruising boat. Granted, the boat is rather fugly but, as some might say, the bones are good. Plus, they made lots and lots of these extreme …
So, my two-month refit of our Islander 36 appears to be stretching to four months. Which, when you consider that most of the reasons is simply we’ve been sitting around doing nothing waiting for parts is not all that bad. I’d be surprised if I’ve actually done a month’s labor when all is said and …
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 …
There’s a Catalina 30 for sale in Hawaii that I’ve had my eye on for a while as it was selling for $5K and appeared to be in decent shape, and would not cost a fortune or too much time to sort out. The Catalina 30 is by its very nature an excellent contender for …
So, the last few days had me shopping for a small affordable catamaran, and, like Dr. Thompson used to say, things turned ugly. Part of the problem is that the words “affordable” and “catamaran” just don’t seem to fit into a sentence together. Wharrams, long the gold standard for budget cats are selling for silly …
