Sunday, May 26, 2013

SCOW just may be the new black...

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Speaking of scows... Dave Z has some thoughts on the subject and a friend in France seems to have a cunning plan!
Friday, May 10, 2013

Two scows to keep an eye on...

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For those who don't think a boat can be built quickly, you might want to check out the small cruising scow currently being built by Yann...
Monday, April 15, 2013

A quick need/want refresher...

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Having a couple of boat related blogs that tend to fixate on the less expensive side of things, I get quite a lot of mail of the "how-c...
Sunday, April 7, 2013

Solving the cost per pound equation one step at a time...

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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 ...
Monday, April 1, 2013

but, then again, with a cunning plan and a thick skin...

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OK, I think I've made my point that you cannot build a boat with a VolksCruiser budget if you play the game the way everybody tells you ...
Monday, March 25, 2013

More than likely some facts you don't want to hear...

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It seems obvious to me how costs get out of control when you start thinking bigger boat but, from reading many emails from readers of Boat B...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

A quick checklist...

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How to tell if a boat is a VolkCruiser... It's affordable by someone on a blue-collar budget. It's 40-feet or less. It has VERY ...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

About the Adventure 40...

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The whole VolksCruiser concept is, you might say, the polar opposite to what's going on over at Attainable Adventure Cruising with their...
Monday, March 11, 2013

I Might be splitting hairs...

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Speaking of VolksCruisers in general, a reader recently pointed out a book and asked me for my opinion and it raised a bit of a question......
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Just good but not great...

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Since we're speaking of sharpies I really have to mention Phil Bolgers Breakdown Schooner... It's always been one of my favor...