An old Perkins 6.354 diesel engine out of a farm truck that they are salvaging for S/V Eva

To continue our series on different ways to get out voyaging, here is a link to an interesting site about the build of a near sister ship to Hamish & Kate Laird’s Seal, one of the most interesting aluminum boats we have ever seen.

The builders are a young couple with very young children who plan to build a boat and go voyaging rather than focusing on the more conventional purchase at their point in life: a house. Judging from the engine and winches they have selected, they are being careful with money too.

Framing the aluminum hull of S/V Eva

Good on ‘em, we say.