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Raising Sails – Part 8 – First Sail
Have you ever dreamed that you were soaring on the wind? Going where you wished using air as your transport? It’s like that.
Raising Sails – Part 7 – with Erik d’Alliy
That is the fight. If you want to live, you have to move. I think that is the key. If you sit still, have a job, you go there every day, eat, sleep, you work, nothing changes; ….you’re dead. You’re dead, I think. – Eric d’Alliy
Boat Brackets Braces and Supports
Some cut, weld, grind, and mill and we got a work table, power display, and easy tender storage.
B&G WS320 Wireless Wind Sensor Install
At $650 the B&G WS320 Wireless Wind Sensor is not exactly a bargain, and frankly, I wish it was much more robust in its design.
Adding Hydraulics to the Sail Winch and Other Boat Stuff
This is a do-it-yourself upgrade to a sail winch that will make raising the sails easy.
My Oil Spill and Some Sail Work
Shame – embrace it, learn from it, let it go, and move on with enthusiasm.
Back to Work on the Boat
Sails and other boat stuff needed to sail Seeker are underway. I hope you have enjoyed the recent glut of videos. We are 1200 miles from Tulsa to the Gulf of Mexico and it feels like a good start. Again, I’d like to thank you for all the congratulations. There were a lot of people that doubted, the welding, the … Read More
Into the Gulf of Mexico
Fifteen years ago the idea of building a boat in my front yard and taking it down the rivers to the Gulf of Mexico raised a lot of fear in me. Today it only feels like the best decision I ever made. Feel the Fear. And do it anyway.
New Orleans Industrial Canal – Mississippi To Lake Pontchartrain
More obstacles than you can imagine in such a short distance. Beautiful structures but not made easy by the government management.