I almost bought a boat recently… Not, in fact, the project I have been hinting about but a boat that simply seemed like a real good deal. I figured I could fix it up as part of a book and DVD project then turn around and sell it for a small fair profit. Seemed like …
The successful VolksCruiser is not just about spending less for stuff. A lot of it has to do with thinking how sailboats work. That said, if you actually suss out how/why sailboats work and act on your findings. It’s a pretty safe bet that you’ll wind up saving money if you do. For instance, you’d …
A few readers have written asking about what I think makes a boat a VolksCruiser which, I’ll admit, is bit hard to answer in one quick sentence. Part of it is, of course, affordability. Talking about what’s affordable all depends on who you’re talking to. I know someone who thinks his $500K cat is a …
I can’t help but notice that the cost of gas/diesel keeps going up and, while I’ll admit that the resulting lower traffic of weekend warrior cigarette boatfolk is kinda nice but, the resulting spiraling costs that higher fuel prices cause in other areas like transport is somewhat worrisome… You might not be aware but quite …
A lot of readers of Boat Bits/VolksCruiser, as well as the guy who writes it, have an urge to build a boat from the keel up. More than an urge really it’s somewhere between affliction and an addiction… “Hi, my name’s Bob and I’m a boatbuilder…” The thing is, there are …
As everyone knows (I do go on don’t I), I want to build a shoal draft modern scow of the VolksCruiser sort of easily built, adaptable, and affordable to folks of the blue collar sort… You know the sort of people who actually work for a living! The sort of thing that rich yachty type …
Speaking of questions… How is it that a car built in the 40’s is more fuel efficient than modern high-tech production cars? As it happens, I’ve always been a huge fan of Citroens (I learned to drive on a DS) but reading about the 2CV got me thinking about how there’s a real parallel between …
I’ve been getting a lot of mail on the subject of VolksCruisers and, it would appear a lot of folks don’t quite get the fact that the volkcruiser concept is not simply about cheap boats… You might say it is more a sustainable and affordable thing rather than just cost which is not at all …
Remember I talked to Tad Roberts recently and how he’s working on a new series of frugal Future Cruisers in 28 – 54 foot… The 28-foot Future Cruiser is everything a couple needs but, I expect, most folks would be more interested in the 34 or 38 foot versions. Personally I expect the 38 footer …
