VolksCruiser

I find it kind of funny that people who I don't even know, write to the blog and are hesitant to state a budget when asking advice on va...

I'll be honest and admit that I really hate being surprised, especially where boats are concerned. Maybe it's that I grew up on horr...

So, what’s your bottom line? A long, long time ago I think it was Lin Pardey who coined the $500-a-month-budget as a passing reference of th...

Whether it's building a boat, refitting a fixer-upper, or actually cruising, the bottom line is always going to be what you can or can...

One problem most all cruisers at any budget level find is that their first year of cruising costs a lot more than they expect to spend. Sadl...

 I'll say that again... Everyone is on a budget. That guy in the beat up old Morgan Out Island, that attractive couple on the million-do...

Budgets are just a tool for organizing and taking control of your spending. A very simple budget that works is the 50/30/20 budget. So simpl...

So, here’s the big question… What can you afford? It doesn’t really matter what you think it costs, what other people are spending, or the r...

Now, a lot of folks will tell you it costs whatever you have, while others will say that it depends. The fact is that both answers really pi...

So, here’s the ongoing question most of us are trying to deal with: what is the most needed attribute for successful, low-budget cruising or...

I just realized that we've been using our DIY composting toilet without any issues or problems since 2009. which, if you do the math, ad...

A quick update on the self-steering project. I now have all the various bits on island with the excepting of the needful wood which is just ...

The other day a reader dropped me a line where the subject of DIY came up and he pointed out that, unlike me, he could afford to hire folks ...

So, here's a couple of interesting project boats someone might be interested in... For starters there's a Crealock designed Ericson ...

SUSTAINABILITY noun The ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed.   Environmental Science : The quality of not being harmfu...

Every once in awhile I'll get on Search Tempest and type in the words "Free sailboat" just to see what happens... For instanc...

Multihulls are HIP and as a result multihulls demand a higher price and this includes used boats. Which, I suppose, is good news if you happ...

I'm pretty sure most everyone reading this realizes we live in a consumerist society. Fewer of those reading think that consumerism is o...

The other day someone pointed me to a couple of Craig's List self-steering gears to illustrate the argument that it was impossible to so...

Have you noticed how many YouTube channels there are about people downsizing, buying a boat, fixing it up, and sailing off into the paradise...