a good read…
Yachting Monthly has a very good article up on their website you’ll want to check out.
VolksCruiser
Doing the VolksCruiser two-step…
I’m currently in the midst of a variety of projects which, if I were not a cheapseats VolksCruiserish sort of fellow, would cost an arm and a leg to sort out… One project is pretty simple: replacing the hand rails on the coach roof to make space for our new nesting dinghy. The old ones …
What everyone seems to do…
Have you noticed how many YouTube channels there are about people downsizing, buying a boat, fixing it up, and sailing off into the paradise of Patreon fueled bliss? If not, you really should check them out because they are very educational for the most part. One of the things you’ll notice is there seem to …
Another CAL 34…
What looks like a very nice CAL 34 for not a lot of money… Check it out.
well, of course, there are always going to be some exceptions…
Truth is, I never feel very comfortable with the concept of rules and there’s a line from a book I read in high school that has stuck with me even though I no longer remember the name of the book or author who wrote it… “Rules and regulations are just stop signs on the roads …
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a few rules…
Three quick rules that I’ve found to be true regarding boats and boat restoration/rehabs. Any money you spend on improving your boat will not add resale value in terms of return down the line when you want to sell it. All boats have a reality value which seldom conforms to their asking price. Your personal …
A little more on that CAL 34…
The initial emails on the last post tended to fall into to two categories. The first being the “You’re an idiot” sort and the second is “It just can’t be done because you need to buy lots and lots of stuff!” zone. For the moment, lets just address the “lots and lots of stuff” argument… …
On the comparitive cost of yams…
Going shopping yesterday I could not help but notice that the cost of nearly everything continues to go up… Onions a couple of months ago I was paying $.39 a pound were $.99 a pound… Yams which I’m used to paying $0.69 a pound are now $1.79… Scrag end stewing beef I would never ever …
a couple of links…
Yachting Monthly has a nice article online about a single handed trans-Atlantic voyage aboard a a 27-foot Sadler that is well worth the read… Meanwhile, over on the HEO forum there’s an interesting thread about a crew of three crossing the Atlantic in a 25-foot Sangria. Under 30-feet works.
A quick note…
Sorry for the lag. I’ve been doing some boat projects, getting some new sails for “So It Goes”, buying boat plans, and wrestling with the whole VolksCruiser concept in a consumerist world that simply does not seem to understand the idea of simplicity or living within one’s means. So, with a new set of sailboat …