a drone I actually like...

Insanity on display, 167 Theremins, and in the "Well of course she did" department...

A drone that actually interests me.

More info can be  found at the company's website.

Listening to some holidaze coverage of sorts

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Some uncomplicated and mostly traditional modifications...

A book you might want to check out, surprising collateral damage, and in the "recycled economy" department"...

A better than most YouTube channel you should be watching. 

Need I say more?

Listening to the Iron Leg Radio Show

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Something for next hurricane season?

The case for dropping Facebook/Twitter, Eyes in the sky, and in the "Building stuff with hemp" department...

As much as I'd love to row various canals in France it occurred to me how great the canal system would be for bike touring.

Off hand I can't think of better routes through Europe than following the various canals along their towpaths.

Listening to Soldat Louis

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a fixer upper Hurricane cat that's going to need a lot more fixing...

Some good news in the Bahamas, regarding those10,000 lakes, and in the "I mean like really?" department...

Well this sure is depressing. It was floating Thursday.

 Bummer.

Listening to The A's (a bit weird but they grow on you)

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an interesting scow...

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

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Today's reading material...

A sailing horror story of sorts, a good point being made, and an upsetting tale of access to public land...

The December issue of Latitude 38 is up.

Still the best free sailing rag around.

Listening to Acid Tongue

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Must be that time of the month...

A current dumpster diving trend, a good take on Crypto, and in the`"Just how stupid/greedy have we become?" department...+

I often tend to forget that most folks knowledge of how boats work is not based on any kind of study but simply what they think a boat should look like. Or, as our previous stable genius president opined, "I trust my gut". 

A lot of people who are motivated to write me don't like schooners, junk rigs, volkscruisers, free standing spars, extreme shoal draft, or scows.

I actually wonder why some of these folk bother to read Boat Bits at all. Maybe they're just addicted to outrage and BB is just low hanging fruit to stoke their rage in the morning.

I'll also add that the folks who take offense to Boat Bits also seem to be the loudest complainers when I miss a day... Obviously we live in a strange and getting stranger world these days.

As it happens, I have some ideas regarding semi-freestanding spars and junk rig that I'm sure will piss off just about everyone.

Soonish.

Listening to Kid Sistr

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Did someone say scow?

 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

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almost back on track...

Floating solar arrays, scary airplane stuff, and in the "Zombie apocalypse" department...

So, I expect if you're reading this that you've had your dose of turkey, listened to Alice's Restaurant, and watched Bullwinkle in the Macy's parade without overly ill affect.

Now if we can just survive the Cyber Monday I'll get back to writing something about boats.

Listening to J & the Causeways

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Now where's that turkey baster?

EBM with a very good point, how the midterms elections affect fish/fisheries, and in the "Selling hate" department...

Since T-day is just around the corner I'll be taking a couple of days off so nada till Saturday.

Here's hoping that you all have a safe and sane Thanksgiving.

Listening to some Laura Nyro

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