VolksCruiser

...because paying more for what's needful is just plain stupid

Friday, March 26, 2021

Throwing a couple more 26-foot boats into the mix...

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So, while I really like the Lyle Hess designed Balboa 26 I'll be the first to admit that at 3600 pounds of displacement it's not qui...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

On the subject of the new norm in cruising boats...

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There's a post over at Interesting Sailboats on whether the Pegasus 50 is the perfect fifty-foot long range voyage yacht or not. It...
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Monday, March 22, 2021

A repost of something that should really be included here...

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So, the other day, someone asked me what I thought of the Amel 60 which someone was touting as the perfect/ultimate cruising boat somewhere...
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Saturday, March 20, 2021

Different strokes for different folks...

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So, here's a question... "What sort of VolksCruiser do you actually want?" Face it, everyone's different with disparate ne...
Sunday, March 14, 2021

On the subject of sustainability...

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SUSTAINABILITY noun The ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed.   Environmental Science : The quality of not being harmfu...
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Saturday, March 6, 2021

Some junk rig evolution of note...

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The current JRA Newsletter (#85) has a very interesting article on building a junk sail by Paul McKay that has me thinking long and hard in ...
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Thursday, February 25, 2021

on the subject of free boats...

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Every once in awhile I'll get on Search Tempest and type in the words "Free sailboat" just to see what happens... For instanc...
Sunday, February 7, 2021

So, you want to build yourself a VolksCruiser...

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As it happens, I really enjoy building boats.I find the whole process of boat construction both a creative outlet and deeply satisfying on a...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

More on affordable multihulls...

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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...
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Saturday, January 23, 2021

Regarding affordable multihulls...

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This morning I read an article "10 Small Catamarans For Cruising" which ranged in price from $50K to $300K which seems to be some...
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