Decisions…bottom paint #2
February 19, 2012
For us, choosing an “environmentally-friendly” versus “traditional” paint really isn’t that hard of a choice. We will do what we can to minimize our impact, and if that means we have to clean the bottom of our boat more often and/or haul out to repaint the bottom more frequently, then so be it. So, what
Battery conundrums
February 18, 2012
Hey! Where’s our rudder?
February 17, 2012
One of the big differences between Earendil and Shearwater is the rudder design. A Valiant 32 has a skeg-hung rudder, while a J/120 has a semi-balanced spade rudder. From a sailing and performance perspective, the semi-balanced spade rudder wins every time. There is less drag due to the smaller surface area (no skeg) and lower
Decisions…bottom paint #1
February 16, 2012
A boat that sits in saltwater for more than a few days at a time must have anti-fouling bottom paint, otherwise the hull becomes covered in a delightful variety of slime, weed, barnacles, sponges, etc. For a marine biologist, having a marine ecosystem travel along with you could be fantastic, but for a boat where