Alan Gage

I use a CCS Lean 1+. It has a separate ground cloth that I often don't use when it's dry. It can also be spread around obstructions. I...

My new 2024 Subaru Forester Wilderness with my new 2024 Placidboatworks Shadow

The walnut paddle looks great. Might look even better without the Hello Kitty sticker. Alan

Long story, short. My daughter was invited to go sailing with someone who is a member of a very, very fancy yacht club. I spent the day...

Welcome aboard from a current Iowan. Looking forward to your posts. Alan

That sounds very frustrating for both you and the tech. Things can definitely get complicated in a hurry and there are certainly very...

Well, the extravaganza is over, yesterday was my last day of work for this year. I have been released into the wilds once again...

2007 Swift Mattawa. Kevlar fusion with integrated carbon-kevlar gunwales. Finished with cherry wood, sliding front seat, kneeling...

Looking forward to following along.

Good question, and a complicated one. One the one hand vehicles are more reliable than ever. They last longer with fewer breakdowns...

Very possibly it will. I've found over a long life that things I liked when young, even after long lapses for various reasons, I still...

It might be. I can remember talking about canoe design but don't remember what I was working on at the time. Alan

Carbohydrates and protein have ~1700 kcal/lb, fats ~4000. So there shouldn't really be a difference in weight between space-age...

While I don't like the idea of a car doing the driving for me I'm also not completely opposed to the idea. In all likelihood self...

I woke up this morning and realized it was time to build another canoe. It's probably been 6 years since my last one. At the time I was...