[marssaxman]

I am refitting a 44-foot sailboat, repowering it with an electric motor and lithium batteries; solar panels and a wind generator to come. Lots of practical work with my hands: wiring, plumbing, carpentry, fiberglass, sewing, drilling, sanding, wrenching, tinkering. After decades of complicated software efforts, a majority of which have never gone anywhere, it feels really satisfying to build things that you can see and touch, that stay built once you're done with them, useful in a way you can experience. Someday in the near future we'll set sail and go see more of the world - generating our own power, our own propulsion, our own fresh water; living by the sun and the wind and the waves, embedded in the natural world.

[carlivar]

I'm not sure this is "at work"? Is this a job or a hobby?

[marssaxman]

It is my full-time occupation, but I'm not getting paid to do it.

[carlivar]

I don't think your answer, though cool, qualifies in the spirit of the question.

[fosco]

please tell me more, this is something I have dreamed about doing and may have an opportunity in the very near future (unfortunately) of doing.

do you have a blog?

[marssaxman]

We don't have a blog. That's a good idea! We'd planned to make videos for youtube, but so far it's been too much additional work to film ourselves while we work, and we haven't made it happen.

I'd be happy to go on about the project in as much detail as you please! Email me? Tried the address hinted at in your profile, but it bounced.

[soulofmischief]

I would also love to hear from you, I've been collecting books on sailing and starting to learn the ins and outs and hope to sail coast to coast sometime in the next few years. Moxie's sailing documentary, Hundred Rabbits and other projects have left a big impression on me. I'd love to network with like-minded people and hear how things progress.

[justsomehnguy]

Try to write it in a notepad. Like a real one, paper based, handwrighting recognized, zero power one.

If you make it for two weeks you can transition to any and whatever blog platform. Even DreamWidth would be fine.

[martythemaniak]

Go Kenji style: just strap a go pro to your head and talk.