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 …
Regarding that bird flu, some apt pronoun usage, and a flag on El Capitan… Well, the world seems to be going to hell in dual-carb turbocharged wicker basket and all I can think about is how/where to mount our watermaker. Or, as I like to put it, the conundrum from hell. While I should be …
Why I find myself asking … “How would James Baldwin refit this boat?” Atom Voyages has always been the gold standard for refit videos. If you have an issue of what to do with your classic plastic project there’s a 99% chance that Atom Voyages has the answer. Nuff said.
So, yeah, about that Islander 36 project boat… Confronted with a boat like the Islander, my first impression is “Ugh”. My second is “Get rid of all the crap and clean the sucker up and there might be a good boat in there somewhere”. And, my third reaction is “I need to do the math!”. …
Yesterday, while making a list of stuff I need to procure, the thought crossed my mind that boat stuff, more than likely with the incoming regime, is going to become a whole lot more expensive in a hurry. For that matter, everything is going to cost more than we’d like with maybe the exception of …
As it happens, my project lists have become so unmanageable it’s just time to circular-file them and start anew. Or, in other words, get a just-the-basics need/want list that makes sense. For starters, I’ll be doing something different and narrow the number of projects on the list to ten items because “ten” is a doable …
I’m having a lot of trouble keeping my mind on boat jobs I need to be doing. While I should be building a new dodger, sorting out needful spares for Yanmar, chasing down that mystery leak that’s driving me nuts but my mind always seems to be somewhere else… Like wondering how nearly 50% of …
I’m currently in the midst of getting the boat ready to get out of dodge for the “H” season. The biggest hassle being getting rid of all the stuff I no longer need (including a Cal 34) and getting the Islander in cruising trim. The current possible destinations are Grenada, Trinidad, Curacao, Columbia or Panama. …
Today the plan is to glue up the self-steering rudder, continue thinking about a hard top Bimini and dodger. The current Bimini is fugly and not strong enough to carry solar panels. I have a few ideas but it remains to be seen whether they are cunning or “cunning” if you know what I mean. …
