Random thoughts and rants on boat design, boat building, and other boat bits for those in the 99%...
Some scary numbers, the current state of things in the water under your boat, and in the "Urbanized Knowledge Syndrome" department...
Some pretty plywood for sure.
Now it's about time for someone to start designing some shoal draft scows.
Listening to the Mavericks
So it goes...
Some climate musings that jive, a book I very much want to read, and in the "Not surprised but still" department...
Well this is sorta/kinda interesting.
From the same design firm that designed the Brava 25 comes the Fast Cruising scow. Check it out over at VPLP Design.
Listening to Midnight North
So it goes...
Something needful regarding methane, Shrinkflation is today's word, and in the "Like I don't have enough scary shit to keep me up at night" department...
I've been following the Rosie G build for a while and it's nice to see it all coming together.
More about the design and build can be found at Red Dog Yachts.
Listening to Jimi Hendrix
So it goes...
An unsuccessful Dolphin deterrent, a needful read, and in the "Hateful rhetoric" department..
Some bargy goodness.
Listening to Layla Musselwhite
So it goes...
Ringo has COVID (so much for it being over), needful stuff for folks in Ukraine, and in the "Ironic or what?" department...
Atelier Interface has a new 30-foot scow showing at the Grand Pavois that's quite interesting.
Well worth checking out the l'ACE 30 and you can find more info here and here.
Listening to the Iron Leg radio show
So it goes...
A needful read, senatorial insanity, and in the "Bought and paid for" department......
A bit more on the David Réard scow...
Listening to Red Rum Club
So it goes...
Everything you need for Friday, a gathering of assholes, what I'd like to see more of from Democrats, and in the "He had me at killer robotic polar bears" department...
I've been a fan of David Reard's designs for some time and with his new Ti Scow 800 design I'm all kinds of impressed.
I expect I'll be writing more on this soonish.
Listening to PK Dwyer
So it goes...
Tugboat labor issues, stealing gifts, and in the "It's about time" department...
A scowish moment.
Like it or not, if you're serious about winning there's a scow in your future. Sadly, in terms of historical experience we'll be seeing the first scow cruisers in America in or around 2035.
Listening to five good covers
So it goes...
On the current state of rape culture, a truly heinous catamaran, and in the "Bad wars and gas prices" department...
The January/February issue of Wooden Boat had an interesting lug rigged scow by Laurie McGowan that caught my attention.
Sure, everyone knows that I'm a sucker for anything lug or scow but I have a couple of reservations where this one is concerned. I expect that if the design ever came to fruition that it would be too rich for me to build. Considering that it's actually a pretty simple concept design you'd think it should be simple and affordable.
The offset mast and off-centerboards are going to bother a lot of folks but they make all-kinds-of sense. Still, having to explain to people for the umpteenth time that "No the boat does not only tack in one direction" gets real old real quick.
Such was the situation with our first Loose Moose which had an offset mast and off center dagger board. They worked just fine but the explaining became tiresome.
Anyway, the article on the scow is, for me at least, well worth the cost of the WB 284 issue.
Listening to Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
So it goes...
Regarding a good cop, a commercial befitting the times, and in the "This is just so wrong" department...
Down here in what is purported to be paradise you don't often see gaff rigs much. That bothers me just a bit.
For me at least the sailplan on Reuel Parker's Pilot Cutter 31 is pretty awesome. For starters it's simple, easily fabricated, and affordable which is a real bonus for a powerful rig.
Of course, gaff rigs don't always have to be on what most would consider to be traditional boats and they can make a lot of sense. Take this modern scow design by Yann Quenet which I need to build.
Listening to a bunch of R&B/Soul coverage accompanied by an excellent article.
So it goes...
Some needful reading for folks interested in celestial navigation, a challenge to get the new year off to a good start, and about that doomsday glacier...
A bit of history I just came across.
Obviously, back in 1995 the editor of Latitude 38 did not quite grok the sharpie/scow fusion that was Loose Moose 2.
I'll admit that being twenty something years ahead of things is both somewhat problematic and a royal pain in the ass.
Listening to three discs worth of downloaded music
So it goes...
The cost of hate, some folks doing stuff right, and this really excited me...
Here's an interesting review on a scow I really like from Yachting World.
Listening to Ak Dan Gwang Chil
So it goes...
Something to think about for this year's Halloween, a book I want to read, and an exciting article regarding communication and whales...
Here's a few interesting bulkheads from a scow design I've been looking at...
Some seriously cunning going on here in putting plywood together.
Listening to Circuit des Yeux
So it goes...
Something about Rick Griffin worth reading, an article on the subject of invasive species, and in the "Well this is kind of depressing" department...
I've been watching the French designer Gildas Plessis and his ongoing efforts to make cruising scows a thing. His Scow 42 and 37 are both quite interesting and make a lot of sense. That said, both of those boats are bigger than I need so the fact that they now have a Sailscow 28 has me somewhat excited.
As it happens, I still have my set of plans for Yann Quenet's Skrowl 900 cruising scow and while a kiss longer than the Sailscow 28 at 29-feet and change it seems to be a better choice for my needs and wants.
Listening to Emily Kinney
So it goes...
Some needful reading, a downside to EVs, and a graph that brightened up my day...
Listening to the KEXP El Sonido 10th Anniversary Special
So it goes...
Moving fish from one place to another, some interesting numbers, and in the "Serious possibility" department...
Well look at this.
More information on a very interesting foiling scow here.
Listening to Dante Elephante
So it goes...
John Scalzi on genre canons, Krugman with dire warnings, and EBM with something about tRump and wet dreams...
How about a mini cruising scow?
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A bit of good news, a point well made, some reading about the big lie, and a funeral of note...
Reuel Parker's 45-foot scow is bigger than I need but I still find myself wondering about it.
Some last words you might want to pay attention to, stuff to keep in mind now that it's Hurricane season, and in the "No Donald you can't sell Puerto Rico" department...
Nautigirl has something on the subject.
An unreliable narrator, a sobering read, and in the "Credit where credit is due" department...
Here's the B-Layout for Reuel Parker's Scow 33 that I was talking about the other day.
