When we sold all our possessions I gave away in three grand sweeps nearly 15 thousand books. My home library was an eclectic mix of well read books covering hundreds of linear feet double, triple stacked. A true hoarders mess.…
Response: What SIZE SAILBOAT should you buy? HOW BIG is TOO BIG?
I use the following to determine the size of a monohull boat I think is good enough and the rules for evaluating other boats. Let’s say I pick a 45-foot boat, then I’d expect the beam to be 15 feet…
Response: REFIT an old boat or buy NEW?
This is a response to a podcast (it’s in the comments of the video.) I don’t think Adam really knows some of those costs. They may be a wee bit more expensive than he thinks. Why you buy a new…
Response: Lagoon BULKHEAD Issue – What you DIDN’T KNOW
We chartered a 2018 Lagoon 450F to sail around the Bahamas earlier this year. We really enjoyed the company, the sailing was amazing, but I kept finding horrific issues. The door frame was not aligned, cabinets had weird gaps,…
Tools and Spares. What we carry most of the time.
This post was suggested by my sons a long time ago. Then again some friends were talking about the tools they carried on board and I was like.. Let me pull some things out of the tool chest and see…
Response: Garcia EXPLOCAT 52 | A NEW Frontier for CATAMARANS?
I know they likely realize this but many of the technologies that are used for going north will actually help in the Caribbean. The insulation along with hydronic heating and chilling all make the aluminum cat a superior comfy space…
The 2022 Annapolis Sailboat Show edition of “YouTube sailing channels by the numbers”
Prior to the 2022 Annapolis Sailboat Show I wanted to get out an update on Sailing YouTube channels by the numbers. You can find lots of information about how we got the data on the original post. Sorry for any…
Response: Can you REALLY OUTRUN the Weather?!?!
I’m full in the haters camp of people who say “you can outrun the weather”. A particularly large sailing YouTube influencer has stated on his channel multiple times about being able and capable of outrunning the weather. It’s unmitigated craziness.…
Update 2: Hurricane Ian (2022 Sept 29, 2000)
Today we had all kinds of issues but nothing horrendous like the significant loss of life and property damage on the other coast. Our time in the beat down chamber will be tonight through tomorrow evening. We have had some…
Update 1: Hurricane Ian (2022 Sept 29, 1000)
Tropical Storm Ian is going to thankfully move off the coast but the wind field is humongous. We’re not counting our chickens before they’re hatched but the storm track looks a lot better now than it did a few days…
Response: 6 TIPS for NEW Boat Owners – By 3 Sailors
Tips? You can’t get these kind of tips past the YouTube censors. Truly when you get to #6 you’ll understand. These are things I discovered that I wish I’d known. Have you ever thought about stuff breaking in remote locations?…
Response: Top 3 OFFSHORE Sailboats UNDER 250K
Interesting choices. I think for cruising the Caribbean the idea of ventilation would be a big box to tick too. Also, the keel description is a bit archaic. As an example the Amel keel is a bolt on, but it…
Student loans. Struggling to explain the new way
I see some pretty stupid people with meme’s based on their bias complaining about POTUS Biden desire to pay off student loans or at least pay them down. I’ve through family, loans, scholarships, and plain grit paid off my AA,…
F.U.D and loyalty
Change is always difficult because the fear of the unknown, uncertainty, and doubt of outcomes is a hard wired trait of humans. If people were trusting there would be no conservative party, the republicans would not exist, and likely chaos…
The Weaponization of CISA: Examining Allegations of Collusion between a ‘Cybersecurity’ Agency, Big Tech, and Disinformation Partners in Censoring Americans
The following is a summary of the document: THE WEAPONIZATION OF CISA: HOW A “CYBERSECURITY” AGENCY COLLUDED WITH BIG TECH AND “DISINFORMATION” PARTNERS TO CENSOR AMERICANS by the: Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of…