In this second article, Scott Flanders explains what they did to upgrade their Ellis 28 from a cocktail cruise day boat into a capable and self-sufficient cruising boat.
It's All Such A Delicate Balance
Experienced Circumnavigators Build a Coastal Cruiser - Part 1
Scott Flanders begins a blog about the couple's search for a small, proper cruising boat so they can spend months of cruising along the East Coast and the Bahamas during the season. They begin by finding the right boat so they can use their experience to make it better, more comfortable for their cruising plans.
Revisiting the Question about Older & Bigger vs Smaller & Newer
Did I Miss Anyone?
I started a list of trawler builders years ago. Just ran across it again and decided to publish it. Not every builder of powerboats is included, even if they were used by their owners as part of the trawler lifestyle, including a friend with a Post sport fishing boat. He chugs along with the rest of us.
It’s been a long time coming but we now see tangible progress emerging to reduce our dependence on fossil fuel. If the U.S. Navy can prove that it works, isn’t it about time the concept of the modern cruising boat includes hybrid forms of propulsion?