Travels, how-tos, and open source boating
Follow along with the journey aboard the Hunter 290 — the adventures, the builds, and the videos that show you exactly how we do it.
From The Skipper
Welcome aboard! Firing up the SS Minnow again and getting ready for another season of adventures on the water. We're working on our Hunter 290 and getting her ready for longer trips — subscribe on YouTube to follow along.
Choosing the right solar setup
Working through finding the right solar panels for our boat. We've got 2 deep-cycle AGM marine batteries and are looking for the best solar panel setup to keep them charged.
Skipper's wisdom
Never go faster than you'd want to run into something.
More bay trials
Getting her ready for longer trips with more shakedown runs around the bay.
Our Boat
Meet the SS Minnow — our Hunter 290. She's a roomy, easy-sailing cruiser that we're refitting bit by bit and taking out for longer adventures. Every upgrade, repair, and shakedown run becomes a video so you can follow the whole journey.
- Hunter 290
- Sloop rig
- AGM house bank
- Solar in progress
- Open source nav
Open Source Boating
Open source boating is the whole idea: when you're out on the water you need to be able to service your own gear — so why should your tech be any different? We show you how we build ours, and you build your own.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the how-tos behind every system aboard:
- Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi — a high-performance, low-power desktop
- Bareboat Necessities — integration with radio, GPS, navigation and more
- Home Assistant — smart boat Internet of Things integrations
Come along for the ride
New travel logs and boating how-tos every time we head out. Subscribe to follow the adventures of Skipper Scott and the SS Minnow — and learn to build your own open source boat.
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