A rebuke of note, low wattage dolts, and in the “Good advice” department… I just noticed there was an Islander 36 for sale in Port Townsend for $5K that looks pretty interesting project boat. Granted, it is a project boat but I’ve seen worse for a lot more. Certainly worth checking out at $5K if …
EBM with a catch that gives me some hope, this pissed me off, and something about those folks without spines… Speaking of the Hensaval scow, Eric is also working on a junk rig version. Kind of cool, that.
Some needful reading, enabling billionaire sewage, and in the “Wouldn’t surprise me at all‘ department… Eric Henseval has a pretty neat scow you might want to take a look at… It’s the DIVINITÉ 7m expé and well worth a bit of study. At just under 24 feet, this scow really packs in a huge amount …
Some needful situational awareness, EBM groks why I won’t be flying anytime soon, and a very simple explanation… So, its come to my attention, that Dave Z has a new design that I really like. It’s simple, an easy build, and affordable. Sure it’s not what everyone would consider a ‘proper’ cruising boat but when …
Something on the subject of stupidity, some notes on energy disinformation, and some good advice… I’ve been thinking about how there are so many great old cruising boats selling for very little. Not a bad time to buy a cruising boat… right? For instance, there’s an Islander 36 selling for just under $10K (or just …
Some good advice, a needful read, and Chuck Wendig making sense… I woke up early today with the thought that the MacGregor 26 would make a pretty awesome small cruising boat. Granted, the boat is rather fugly but, as some might say, the bones are good. Plus, they made lots and lots of these extreme …
An intelligent cat, a game plan of sorts, and in the “no conflict of interest at all” department… The other day, while trying to organize all my sailboat design links, I came across this bit of Gary Hoyt wonderfulness and found myself being somewhat depressed. I mean, why on earth did this rig not catch …
Some navigational goodness, LGM on the “Manosphere”, and in the “I guess they forgot to include Polio” department… Yann just doing what we all do. The pleasure of working on your boat in exotic places…
I’ve always been of the “Hope for the best, prepare for the worst” kinda guy and, as a result, also big on backup plans. For instance, at 2AM last night I was thinking about… What would I do if I lost the rig on the Islander? And so, my “A” plan for a rig replacement …
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.
