20/02/2024
The ocean. The educator.
The Educator Monterey Bay, from Santa Cruz
Cap'n Curmudgeon
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Salty living on the Central Pacific Coast - Cap'n Curmudgeon brings you on board! Behave yourself.
20/02/2024
30/09/2023
Weather coming in from the south.
12/09/2023
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Close As A Sailor Can Get To Heaven
Santa Cruz, CA
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03/09/2023
Sea lions make great watchdogs. This is W***y. He's well-behaved, clean, quiet and he let's me know if a stranger is nearby. He and his larger friend Wally have been visiting me regularly since June. Good company.
12/08/2023
At last:
GasMinder V4 NOW SHIPPING! Available on eBay, or on the Optonautics website.
A higher standard in propane solenoid control for marine galley systems, 12-30VDC.
GasMinder - Marine Propane Safety Control for the Boat Galley | eBay Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for GasMinder - Marine Propane Safety Control for the Boat Galley at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
04/08/2023
If we are to have any legacy as a world culture, we must take care to notice that some things are worth preserving.
Countless hours of human lives are dedicated to building a wooden boat, painstakingly shaping and assembling each part. A boat is a celebration of craftsman's lives, time expertly spent caring about the outcome, in pursuit of excellence. Maintenance, carrying that torch of integrity into the future, is an act of love and sacrifice, and could justly be considered a community service.
Please join me in helping to keep the lovely Doris afloat and employed, plying the waters of Monterey Bay for decades to come.
Preserve a unique piece of history, organized by Joshua Gift Meet Doris. She was built in Kernville Oregon of Port Orford cedar. 34 feet long, one … Joshua Gift needs your support for Preserve a unique piece of history
19/07/2023
It's happening.
I've had my own GasMinder for months now. Bringing it to the boating community has been a lot of work, but it's finally here.
Once you experience the intuitive GasMinder propane safety control, you won't want to be on a propane-equipped boat without it. You'll wonder how anything so obvious and excellent could've gone unnoticed for so long.
Well it's here now. Available at a one-time introductory price.
www.optonautics.com/marinegasminder
18/07/2023
GasMinder is now shipping!
The 12-20VDC model V3.9 is now available for US customers at the introductory price of $99.
https://igg.me/at/GasMinder
07/07/2023
July 4th marked my 33rd anniversary of moving aboard a boat.
If I knew then what I know now, I'd do it again.
The first GasMinder shipping soon. These are the US only (12VDC) model. Get your order in early to take advantage of the introductory discount, and treat yourself to an excellent easy upgrade.
https://igg.me/at/GasMinder
Cap'n Curmudgeon
Salty living on the Central Pacific Coast - Cap'n Curmudgeon brings you on board!
Behave yourself.
30/06/2023
https://oceannavigator.com/article/liveaboard-invents-safer-propane-switch/?fbclid=IwAR3LdzSzkaTr7EB3MlNjZIBOr1cxPqrx8bgKX64cJm6ye9gAS0FAP7p5trc
GasMinder featured in Ocean Navigator! An easy and surprisingly wonderful galley upgrade. Shipping July 15 to US customers.
Liveaboard invents safer propane switch - Ocean Navigator A galley stove is standard equipment on a voyaging boat. The heating fuel for this stove is often propane, which is easy to handle and to use. For all its benefits, however, propane does have one property that makes it a potential fire or explosion danger: It is heavier than air, and gas from a
Woohoo! Great news for the sailing community:
the Santa Cruz-born GasMinder, a surprisingly wonderful galley upgrade, got a feature mention in the latest Ocean Navigator magazine! Two pages of print!
We will begin shipping the first batch by July 15th.
After more than 30 years of living aboard a boat, I engineered GasMinder for myself, for our galley, and it's terrific. Mission accomplished. The out-sized effect of this intuitive interface is a huge relief to experience.
I know that a lot of other boaters out there won't just like GasMinder: they will love it.
I'm hoping for enough response from this specialized audience to encourage bringing GasMinder to market.
Please voice your support, and consider pre-ordering now. A sincere thank you to those who do.
https://igg.me/at/GasMinder
Cap'n Curmudgeon
Salty living on the Central Pacific Coast - Cap'n Curmudgeon brings you on board!
Behave yourself.
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