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FPB 78-1 Update: Wrestling With Art

Now we get to the hard part, choosing art work and photographs for the many surfaces aboard Cochise.  Most of …Read More

FPB 78 Progress: Lifelines And Upholstery – The End Is Near

When you have lifelines, glass… …and soft goods going in, you know the end is near. Looking here at the …Read More

Sony Mirrorless Cameras – Getting Better

We’ve been testing the Sony 6300 mirrorless camera with Canon lenses, and we have been pleased with results we are …Read More

FPB 78-1 Monitoring The Situation: Update – A Great Monitor Find

In the process of wrestling with monitor tradeoffs, we have come across a great new monitor. It is the Samsung …Read More

FPB 78-1: Workshop And Swim Step Bulk Storage And Structure

When you design a structural system, there are many considerations, among which is storage. In the case of the workshop/crew …Read More

FPB 78-1 Forepeak: Boatbuilders’ Art

As FPB 78-1 nears completion, it is becoming easier to see the art form of which the Circa team are …Read More

FPB 78 – Strutting Our Stuff

Today was fun. Surrounded with coils of rope, boxes of rigging hardware, just like when we used to set up …Read More

FPB 78-1 Final Details – A Seat At The Table and Elsewhere

Your correspondent checking the helm chair position. The helm chair is slid aft here. Notice the throttle position. Everyone is …Read More

Does Size Matter In Navigation Monitors?

One of the reasons we decided to go with Simrad for our electronics was their ability to be used with …Read More

Reflections – Sometimes You Just Have to Let It Sink In

There comes a time when it hits you, when the pieces fall together, when it feels right, and you know it …Read More