Prep

Yea I’m doing it a post about beans. (Insert all your jokes here! Any Blazing Saddles fans?) Probably the least interesting topic for a sailing/cruising blog but I’m willing to bet most people have a can or bag of them on their boat right now and never gave them a second thought. To be honest…

Yea I’m a nerd, I can’t help it. I geek out over some the most arcane gizmos. My latest “Holy Crap this is Awesome!” moment was last weekend when I finally got a pressure cooker for the boat. I know what you’re thinking “Todd, your a dork!, it’s just an old-timey pot that no one…

I’ve had this post sitting on the back burner for a few weeks because of other computer and website work I’ve been wrestling with. However after Tim Cook’s open let to the public about the FBI’s security request I thought now was a good time to cover the issue of network security as it pertains…

Over the years we sailors have seen the computer quietly insinuate itself into our boat life. Personally I think it will get even more invasive — off the shelf electronics are less expensive, better connectivity and more advanced software, and better support. Marine instrument manufacturers are even starting to open up their infrastructure to include…

What the hell Todd, Why the complete change to the website? I know change is ofttimes a shock to the system, but there were issues piling up. User experiences, Google analytics, Amazon, and well the old layout just wasn’t as inspiring as I had hoped. Adding all this up, it was obvious my sad little…

This morning while I was making breakfast I found water where there wasn’t supposed to be water, on the plates. At first I thought ‘Oh I just didn’t dry them off properly‘. Nope, that was a huge wrong determination, I had a deck leak just above the plate cabinet. Second only to fire, the thing…

It’s no secret Texas has had some crazy rain this year and this got me thinking about lightning protection on the boat. After doing some initial research I came to an ugly truth about lightning protection. If there’s a strike anywhere near my boat, statistically speaking, pretty much all the super cool electronic gadgets that…

My first post on this site is going to be for those readers who are just beginning to look into life aboard a boat. You have a wondrous dream of casting off the lines and gleefully sailing to exciting and exotic destinations. Having this dream is great, I have it myself, but you need to…