Get ready for some nasty storms on the U.S. East Coast. Pam Wall shares some good information about how best to prepare. And take these storms seriously.
Monday Minute - Gross Tonnage is not Displacement!
Getting Rid of an Old Boat
Monday Minute - Where Do Old Boats Go?
A New Adventure - Round 2
Monday Minute - Boy, Have We Come A Long Way!
What is Life Beyond Boating?
Monday Minute - Get That Seating Right
Inspired from comments made from last week’s post, let’s discuss helm seat options. There is no one solution for comfortable and safe seating at the helm on all boats. It is something designers and builders used to ignore. Today it gets the attention it deserves.
Notice the helm seating when you go to the upcoming boat shows. And can you get around it once it is in position?
The Right Helm for You
Monday Minute - The Discipline of A Wiring Diagram
It takes discipline to keep everything shipshape. That is true on cruising boats, and it is true in life. Always looking just to get it done asap is not usually the best plan. Good enough rarely is.
Doing it right, then updating the documentation, including wiring diagrams, takes discipline but pays off in the end.
A disciplined life is a successful life.
Updating My Digital Chart Table
As part of my midseason checkup, I reviewed the electronic devices and apps I use. Seems a bunch has happened that I had not really taken into account. Some navigation apps work better than others, and some no longer work at all. Companies consolidate and merge products and technologies in this shifting landscape, much like it did when paper charts were replaced with various formats and digital standards.
Monday Minute - Midsummer Maintenance
What is the Future of Information?
Monday Minute - Integrate, Innovate, or Evaporate
A Survey, a Comparison, and a Cool Trick to Learn
Monday Minute - Restating the Obvious
Are You Well Equipped or A Hoarder?
Everyone has a tolerance for a certain amount of clutter. On the sometimes limited space of cruising boats, having spares for every contingency must be balanced with knowing where everything is while not sinking the boat with tons of spares, consumables, and items that somehow find their way aboard. I’m as guilty as the next person, but I’m working on finding the balance.
Monday Minute - Getting Back into the Dinghy
Being on the water sometimes means being in the water. It happened to me recently, and reminded me of a clever technique to get back aboard one’s dinghy, especially suited to older boaters. Practice it a couple of times and you’ll have another trick in your back pocket next time you need to get aboard without a swim platform or ladder.
Complete Integration and It is Way Cool!
Monday Minute - Distracted Driving
A recent report on driver distraction brings this subject into focus. While the numbers relate to drivers on the road, there is some parallel to boat operators, and drinking is much more prevalent in boating. Scary stuff but a trend that isn’t likely to change with everyone’s addicition to smartphones.
It’s been a long time coming but we now see tangible progress emerging to reduce our dependence on fossil fuel. If the U.S. Navy can prove that it works, isn’t it about time the concept of the modern cruising boat includes hybrid forms of propulsion?