an interesting catamaran…
A lot more interesting stuff on their website…
VolksCruiser
Slow going on the Endeavour front…
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 …
A potential VolksCruiser project…
So, there’s this dismasted Endeavour 32 with a dead engine that’s sorta/kinda for sale here that would make a good candidate to turn into a VolksCruiser… It’s a Ted Irwin design which, before Endeavour bought the molds, was called the Irwin 32. All in all not a bad design. Of course, the problem with any …
What’s coming up and something SHINY…
For starters there will be several more posts on the Laura Cove 28 as well as a couple other boats I’ll be comparing it to and, just maybe, something out in left field as far as VolksCruisers go. In the meantime I need to look at and do some research on an idea that seemed …
Stuff…
The hardest part of the whole VolksCruising gig is not about storms at sea, pirates, dealing with bureaucrats in exotic locales, or the problems presented by living on a minuscule budget… Nope, those things you can deal with. Problematic maybe, but the really big problem we all have to deal with is the stuff thang. …
More on the Laura Cove thought process…
So, we we’re still talking about the Laura Cove 28… What’s to like? It’s got a very roomy interior and a lot of storage area for its size. It would be both simple and quick to build. It would not cost an arm and a leg in the process. The lug rig is simple, powerful …
What I’m thinking about…
One problem with sailboats used for cruising is they’re all pretty much designed for weekend and vacation use rather than serious cruising. Which, when you think of it, makes all kinds of sense because that’s how 95% of people who buy boats will use them. Of course, for the 5% that are going to use …
About the cheap thang…
Here’s a point that seems to have escaped a few readers comprehension… the VolksCruiser thing is not really about cheap. The idea is not about getting a “cheap” boat and go sailing off into the sunset/sunrise but to point out that it is possible to sail a good boat anywhere you care to go in …
A cat that would make a great VolksCruiser…
A very long time ago, a good friend had an Iroquois catamaran and used to rave about what a great boat it was…Yesterday, looking at current Iroquois cats for sale, I have to admit he was right with an additional insight that they’ve also held up extremely well. Not a big cat at 30 feet …
Keeping it simple/cheap…
Face it, the hardest part of doing the VolksCruiser thing is really about focus. It’s easy to get distracted. Pick up any sailing magazine, visit a cruising forum, or dock walk just about any marina and you’ll be inundated with a staggering amount of pressure to conform and purchase shiny things you don’t really need …