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Thanks. And even with your delays I'm definitely a bit jealous...

We're swamped here at OPE, and I'm supposed to be working... But I couldn't resist having a peek at the thread again. Hoping to somehow arrange a trip to Anacortes soon. I'm going crazy with the boat just sitting there...groan...

Been there! Now that I'm the "boss" here at OPE, I'm supposed to be the one with a heart of stone. I often fail miserably, so I hired a bookkeeper who is serious and doesn't mess around...;-) Now that we have more people on payroll, have to think about more than myself. I'm lucky to have a really great team (most of whom are working remotely right now). Hopefully the investment in them will pay off someday...I'll sure need it to, in order to finish the Improbable Project!

Don't let too many know you can make carbon parts...you could get deluged as all the yards have their hands tied...

Thanks for the pic. Good to know she's ok...:-) I'll get out there again as soon as it's safe. Lots of work to do....

I was supposed to be there March 25 to April 8, but a little pandemic got in my way...

Yes, changing the discussion to reducing pollution and encouraging taking responsibility for inflicting poison upon others, is a good way to frame the discussion. The way for the West to lead is simply by setting good examples...by making being efficient and non-polluting a cool thing (thank you, Elon Musk).

Chrysler plug-in hybrid minivan? I could use one of those to stuff bikes into on the way to cyclocross, mtn, and Fatbike races. And sails...

My Ioniq EV makes a spacey noise for pedestrians to hear. Hard to notice from inside unless you roll down a window.

Ha! I still have one myself (Gen1 - 2004). Once I got over 80mpg out of a whole tank of gas. But I mostly drive a Hyundai Ioniq EV now (highest miles/kWh on the market). I let an employee drive the Insight to save ga$ over his jeep on his commute to work.

That's interesting, I've actually been to Torbay, it was a stop in the 02/03 Around Alone. Quite an adventure, had to madly finish the replacement boom which had been shipped over from Ted Van Dusen's shop in Concord, MA, USA. Good to know that Improbable was there too, only 29 years earlier...;-)

Thanks Steve! Progress has been slow lately, with winter and the long commute from Maine. However the design for new rudder and hull insert is coming along. There are many little details that are all parts of the overall vision, some of which have been stewing in my head since I was young....

Great stuff. I'm really pining to get back to the boat but have been swamped with work stuff at OceanPlanet Energy. Will be out again in December, probably Dec 6-15 or so...

So true. And on top of it all, my mom just moved to NC in the nick of time to get rained on by Dorian. She's not even unpacked and is making me feel guilty I'm not there to help out. It would be much better if she'd stayed in Seattle where I could visit on the way to & from the boat...;-)