Talking about rigs…..

Pathfinder project build, Easter 2022. It’s Easter Friday 2022, as I write, and in very bad taste this morning I … More

Just leave it alone.

Pathfinder build project, end of April 2022. For the first time ever I left the covers off the boat last … More

Shades of Grey.

Pathfinder build project post middle of April 2022. Today, as i write, the Pathfinder dinghy looks very different to how … More

Stacking up.

Pathfinder project post – April 2022 ; skegs and rudder. As i write it’s a cool and dry April morning, … More

The end point.

Budget boats and budget boating – end point and final thoughts (for now) I think it’s time to pull this … More

A slippery bottom.

March/April – glass coating, filling and fairing the Pathfinder hull. Project blog time : it’s early April 2022 and i’m … More

Bottom’s up.

Pathfinder build project, March/April progress. Early March 2022, just when we thought it was safe to carry on : for … More

Budget boats…..the bottom line.

Absolutely and definitely the last word about budget boats…for now…..maybe.. For those readers who have been following along with this … More

Not fair…….yet

Pathfinder build project – March 2022 As a quick recap on my Pathfinder dinghy build project i stopped main work … More

Light on your pocket…..yacht.

Pocket yachts, post 3. The low budget pocket yacht. In my first two posts of this series i based my … More