VolksCruiser

Part of the problem of navigating life in a consumerist society is that, pretty much, everyone selling you something is only in it for the p...

The other day I found myself listening to someone going on about their stainless steel bespoke water bottle as a must have for the cruising ...

I've been following the build of a Bolger design of late and it's akin to fingernails being dragged across a chalkboard to me. Admit...

The real trick, where refitting an old boat is concerned, is simply to not spend a lot of money on it. Or just spend less. While spending le...

I spend a lot of tie trying to come up with cunning plans where one can build a boat that works for less money which, I'll admit if some...

Folks around boats tend to become obsessed with costly materials which they give near-magical properties to whether or not they deserve it. ...

I've got a couple of pieces of wood that have been sitting out in the open for the last couple of years as sort of a "when-will-thi...

So, you've been looking at the Michalak scow Boxtop and saying to yourself  "I could knock one of those together in a hurry for not...

I went shopping the other day and with just about everything I popped in my basket I felt a certain "I'm-sure-the-price-on-this-has...

Most people don't realize it but it is really rather easy to make building or rehabbing a sailboat a whole lot more affordable... For ...

Dudley Dix has some excellent thoughts regarding the whole why it's smart to build your own boat... I'd call it a must read. That...