But with random caps!

Welcome aboard! Happy to have you and to make it.

I was a long time lurker, trying to make an effort to be more active here.

Agreed, the increased ads, detriment to user experience and general toxicity was becoming unbearable. I am very thankful to have found a new home.

One can hope.

Right now, I love the size and the community feel. It’s as if we are all trying to make this place our home, so we are all figuring it out together, posting often and engaging. I know it won’t last forever, but I’m enjoying it while it is lasting.

Agreed. Offsetting the cost of the service, including supporting moderators, was necessary. Trying to launch IPO and exploiting user content and moderators to turn a profit, not necessary.

And it’s a very large fuselage!

Find a post or comment of the potential moderator in the correct community. Under the post/comment you’ll find three vertical dots, which will expand the options further. From there just select “Add as moderator” and then confirm.

My best advice would be to get adept at the maintenance side of things. Sailboats live in harsh environments and will almost always have something breaking on you. Learn basic electrical systems, engine maintenance and line/sail maintenance.

You can do all of this before having a boat just watching YouTube and working on electrical in your house, your car/transport engine and buying some cheap off cuts of canvas and rope.

The better you are at fixing things, the better off you’ll be at living in your off grid paradise.

I would recommend looking into Turkish coffee methods.

But how many football fields is that?