So, what kind of VolksCruiser do you want?
OK, color me curious… I know what I want in a VolksCruiser but I’m a little hazy as to just how the idea manifests itself in your imaginations. Listening…
Stockholm Syndrome…
The other day while avoiding some needful sanding of fiberglass I found myself intrigued by one of those never ending threads on a forum about sailboat gear… As usual, someone popped up and stated categorically that if something costs more it’s better and the old chestnut “you get what you pay for” is a stone …
It’s really just about mindset…
Happiness is a place between too little and too much. -Finnish proverb The other day I read something from a couple who referred to their Brewer designed Whitby 42 as a “small” boat. They also remarked about how that they had to give up a lot as well as become super resourceful to make …
Take five minutes…
To steal a line from Dickens… “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” From where I sit those words have a lot to do with the current state of affairs where boats are concerned. I’m not sure if …
my VolksCruiser Want List part three
I’ll get this out of the way from the GetGo… Affordable IS important. So, back to the list: Affordable to build or buy Affordable to cruise and maintain on a tight budget The hard part when the word affordable comes into play is it means different things to different people. What’s affordable to a person …
my VolksCruiser want list part two…
So, having had the want list percolate for a couple of days I find pretty much everything on the list can pretty much be reclassified to go into the “Need” list… The exceptions being: Shoal draft (1 meter or less) That will dry more or less upright Outboard motor Standing headroom (6’6″) would be nice …
Speaking of want lists…
This TED talk really struck a chord for me. It has nothing to do with boats and Need/Want lists yet everything to do with boats and Need/Want lists…
My VolksCruiser want list…
Such as it is. What I want… A boat that’s seaworthy Shoal draft (1 meter or less) That will dry more or less upright Affordable to build or buy Affordable to cruise and maintain on a tight budget Simple user servicable redundant systems Outboard motor Integrated wind vane self-steering A comfortable double bed at least …
Simple stuff…
There are times when reading the yachting press (in those rare times when my scum sucking zinio app actually works) that I feel that we’re not looking at boats anymore but some crazed rendering of the “Blind men and an elephant” sort… A while back when I was talking about the Columbia 26, a lot …