• Dashew OffshoreDesign Objectivesone: Evaluating Stability and Capsize Risks For Yachts (January 8th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: 2013 Hurricane Season Forecasts (May 20th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsthreeWicked FPB 97: FPB 97-1 Plated Up (May 17th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Stanley Dashew: 1916-2013 – Posted by Sarah (May 15th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsthree: The Dinghy Conundrum Part Two (May 13th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Plating Models – How We Used to Do It (May 8th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: A Long Interlude – Back On The Bay – Updated (May 6th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsfourFPB 64FPB 64 Videos: FPB 64-7 Video: First Day Aboard-Close Quarters Maneuvering (April 24th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsthree: The Dinghy Conundrum – What Is The Correct Mix Of Factors? (April 21st, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Super Deal On Favorite Photo Filters (April 13th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsthree: Salon Seating – Longevity, Aesthetics, and Comfort (April 11th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsthreeWicked FPB 97: FPB 97 – Plating Progress (April 8th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Seeing The Light (March 27th, 2013)
• FPB 64FPB 64 UpdatesFPB Series NotesthreeTodd TalkTodd's Talk: FPB 64 Aft Deck Options – Posted By Todd (March 26th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: The Sun Sets On This Trip – Posted By Sarah (March 24th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Time To Dock – Posted By Sarah (March 21st, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Buffalo Nickels Everywhere – Posted By Sarah (March 19th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Hi Ho Hi Ho – Back Down South We Go – Posted By Sarah (March 17th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: LA Story – A Silver Lining To Every Cloud (March 12th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsthreeWicked FPB 97: Let The Plating Begin (March 7th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsthree: Easy FPB Facelift (March 6th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Singing For My Supper – Posted by Sarah (March 1st, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Snow Job – Maybe The Next Ice Age Is Just Around the Corner (February 28th, 2013)
• threeWicked FPB 97: Wicked Stabilizer Bosses and Other Details (February 27th, 2013)
• FPB 64FPB Series NotesTech Talkthree: Making Your Watermaker Happy (Insights Into Taming A Temperamental Beast) (February 21st, 2013)
• FPB 64FPB 64 Updatesthree: Buffalo Nickel, FPB 64-7, Is Wet (February 20th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Meanwhile, Back In The Sonoran Desert (February 17th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsthree: Getting To Know Grey Wolf: A Brief Video With Mike & Liza Dicks (February 15th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsthree: Kelly Archer Joins The Team (February 13th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsthree: Moving Day In Whangarei (February 8th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsFPB Series NotesthreeVideos & Slideshows: Video: A Peek Behind The Gray Curtain – Posted By Sarah (February 6th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Noel and Litara Barrott – An Iron Crew In A (Remarkable) Wood Ship (February 2nd, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Team Building Retreat Down Under – Posted By Sarah (January 30th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsFPB Series Notesthree: Staying Tight With Your Fabricator (January 29th, 2013)
• Dashew OffshorefourStorm Tactics: Jordan Series Drogue-Real World Survival Experience (January 22nd, 2013)
• threeWicked FPB 97: A Wicked Belting – Or What To Use When You Want To Rub Someone The Wrong Way (January 19th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsfourFPB 64 Updates: FPB 64-5: A Real Tiger (January 18th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsEngine RoomFPB 64FPB 64 Updatesthree: FPB 64-6 Grey Wolf: Engine Room Art (January 15th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsfourWicked FPB 97: Wicked Scale – Or, The Old And The New (January 13th, 2013)
• Dashew LogsFPB 64FPB 64 Updatesthree: FPB 64-6 Grey Wolf – A Few Details (January 12th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: A New Look (January 10th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: It Is America’s Cup Season and Time To Ogle (January 9th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsthree: Can A Non-Planing Hull Like the FPB Operate Efficiently at Post-Planing Speeds? (January 9th, 2013)
• Dashew Offshoretwo: FPB 64 Introduction – Basic Specs (January 9th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsthree: Voyaging Under Power – Fourth Edition (January 8th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: Is Your EPIRB Properly Registered? (January 4th, 2013)
• Dashew Logsfour: New Year’s Resolution – Don’t Give Up The Dream (December 31st, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: December 24th – UFO and Almost Full Moon (December 25th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Time For Reflection (December 19th, 2012)
• Dashew LogsfourScreen SaversVideos & Slideshows: All I Want For Christmas Is A Screensaver – Posted By Sarah (December 17th, 2012)
• FPB 64FPB 64 UpdatesTodd's Talktwo: FPB Update: 64 Progress – Posted by Todd (December 11th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Wicked Testing Cycle Complete (December 9th, 2012)
• threeTodd's TalkWicked FPB 97: FPB Update: 97-1 Progress (Posted by Todd) (December 9th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Gulf Stream Post Script (December 8th, 2012)
• Dashew LogsfourFPB 83: Greetings From The Gulf Stream (December 7th, 2012)
• threeWicked FPB 97: Wicked Progress In Whangarei (November 28th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Owner Blogs: Pete Rossin’s Take On VPNs – Posted By Sarah (November 26th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Thanksgiving And A Few Reflections (November 21st, 2012)
• FPB 64 Updatesthree: FPB 64-6: A New Galley Layout and Other Details (November 16th, 2012)
• Dashew OffshoreFPB 83Left Sidebar Poststwo: FPB 83 – Wind Horse (November 15th, 2012)
• Dashew LogsFPB 83two: Wind Horse – Working Towards Perfection (Making The Best Better) (November 13th, 2012)
• twoWicked FPB 97: FPB 97 – Code Name “Wicked” – Updated (November 12th, 2012)
• twoWicked FPB 97: Wicked Update – A Bow For All Seas (November 10th, 2012)
• threeWicked FPB 97: A Wicked FPB 97 Exterior Update (November 8th, 2012)
• threeWicked FPB 97: A Wickedly Cool FPB 97 Great Room (November 2nd, 2012)
• threeWicked FPB 97: Wicked FPB 97-1: Starting To Feel The Scale (October 30th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Hurricane Sandy – Live Data From Wind Horse Using Maretron’s N2K View (October 26th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Cruising Life Along the ICW – A Path For The Unwilling, Or World Class Cruising? (October 25th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: N2K View From 35,000 Feet – Or, Maretron Cloud Remote Monitoring Is The Answer (October 21st, 2012)
• FPB 64 UpdatesFPB 64 VideosMost PopularRight Sidebar Latest Videosthree: Open House With A Blow (October 20th, 2012)
• FPB 64FPB 64 Sea TrialsFPB 64 UpdatesRight Sidebar Most Pop Poststhree: FPB 64 Avatar – Final Trial – Part One Of Three (October 19th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: We’re Getting In On The Voting Fun – Posted By Sarah (October 18th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Thermostat Testing (October 16th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Keeping An Eagle Eye On The Weather – Dark Clouds Sometimes Come With Silver Linings (October 14th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: To Track Or Not – That Is The Solar Array Conumdrum (October 13th, 2012)
• FPB 64 UpdatesFPB Series NotesWicked FPB 97: FPB 97-1 And FPB 64-9 Framing Starts, FPB 64-6 Almost Ready To Launch, And Other Exciting Details (October 11th, 2012)
• Dashew LogsFPB 64 Updates: We’re Big Fans Of Avatar – Posted By Sarah (October 9th, 2012)
• Dashew LogsFPB 83FPB Series NotesFPB-83 Videos: Testing New Stabilization Software – Surprising Results (October 6th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Windjammer End Of The Season Jamboree (October 2nd, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Lady B – Ed Dubois Gets It Right (September 28th, 2012)
• Dashew OffshoreFPB 64FPB 64 Updates: An FPB Opportunity (September 25th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Using The Dinghy As A Tug – Lessons From The Maine Windjammers (September 22nd, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Sailor’s Heritage (September 20th, 2012)
• Dashew LogsDashew Offshore History: Sundeer 64 Cutter Szél – A Blast From The Past (September 17th, 2012)
• Dashew Logsfour: Sunday Morning Sights (September 16th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Smith Cove – Trying To Recover (September 14th, 2012)
• FPB 64 Updates: FPB 64s Six Through Nine – Steady Progress Toward Launching (September 12th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Solar Output Averages In Maine And A New Record (September 10th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Smith Cove, and The Most Beautiful Sunset, Perhaps Ever (September 9th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Hurricane Alert – Watch Out For Leslie (September 7th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Rockland Maine, The Light, And Why It Is Sometimes Hard To Stay Focused (September 6th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Scenes From A Circa Party – Posted By Sarah (September 4th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Camden – Windjammer Weekend (September 2nd, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: What Makes Sailors Dislike Powerboat Drivers (September 1st, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Southwest Harbor, Maine: Old Friends And New (August 30th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Los Angeles to Whangarei: Sarah Visits Circa (August 28th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Optimizing Solar Panel Angle And Direction – Is It Worth The Trouble? (August 27th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Roque Island, Maine And Catching The Moment (August 26th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Checking Transom Air Flow – And The Use of Woolies (August 25th, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: First Flight (August 23rd, 2012)
• Dashew Logs: Lightning Strikes And How To Prepare (August 20th, 2012)

• David Guest says: It’s a 97 foot sign with a single word … awesome….
• Michael Seng says: To the Dashew family, I am sorry for your loss and will keep you in my thoughts. To Captain Stan,...
• Michael Seng says: Steve and the rest of the team, …simply amazing! Thank you for taking us along!
• Michael says: Steve, Thanks for sharing your passion with the world. It’s rare that a person like yourself is...
• Scotto says: I was having withdrawals, no news for so long. But, WOW, the update is awesome, I agree with James, the...
• Dan Metzler says: Daddy’s Daddy. What a gift… thank you for sharing.
• Steve Dashew says: When we see a project like this come together there is always a feeling of amazement. Between the...
• Chris says: Little boats are tougher than the big ones….although not a good solution for heavy swimming or...
• Jonathan says: How do you feel, Steve, as this vessel from your drawing board, takes shape? do you feel “this...
• James Masters says: Re top-pic: the size-difference twixt the 97 + the 64 is remarkably visually-obvious. Wow,...
• Valerie Creighton says: So sorry to hear the news! From what you’ve told us, he certainly lived his life fully...
• chris says: Instead of hooking the ladder to the stern, chop that corner off at 45 degrees and hook the ladder to...
• Victor Raymond says: We are sorry for your loss but happy of his new horizon. Most of us are facing the same issues...
• Matt L says: “It’s skill that lets a helmsman steer his course, guiding his swift ship straight on...
• Alf Simpson says: Dear Dashew Family, Please accept our sincere condolences on your loss. Yours respectfully, Alf...
• Scott Evangelista says: Sarah, Steve and Lida So very sorry for your loss. It’s sounds like Stan had a...
• Carlos V Sucre says: My deepest condolences to the whole family. I think your grandfather will be watching you guys...
• Warren Cottis says: Inspirational Sarah… and what an amazing legacy he has left that flows out from this very...
• John M says: Steve, I think the 2 vs 4 stroke decision would be made based on where you are traveling. Developed...
• Steve Dashew says: Thanks Matt, we’ll check this out.
• Steve Dashew says: Hi Mike; We have been told that the four strokes are indeed more reliable than they used to be....
• marcus p says: 2 stroke yamahas of 2, 3 and 4 cyl sizes are readily available in New Zealand 30hp is available in 3...
• Shannon says: Steve. I must say I agree with your clothing storage philosophy. Wad & throw. If you can double the...
• Shannon says: What about a boarding ladder that lays down in front of the engines,secured by a track, & slides...
• Mike Chaseling says: Hi Steve, can you expand on the 2 vs 4 stroke arguments. My understanding is that 4′s are...
• Matt L says: Steve, Metal Shark Boats, the smaller scale Circa Marine of south Louisiana, builds a whole slew of...
• Bob N says: I think some means of making it extremely difficult to steal the motors is essential.
• Steve Dashew says: It is designed as a towing post as well as for water skiing.
• Steve Dashew says: We will be working in something to aid in getting back aboard without the ladder. So far, we have...
• ron says: hi steve didn’t ask in first response but is t bar on aft leg of t top strong enough to take a tow...
• ron says: hi steve,really like the tent and t top nice place for all nav lites and maybe a dry box like used by...
• Steve Dashew says: Heat is via a Kabola diesel boiler, pumping hot water to fan coils throughout the boat. There are...
• Shannon says: I just wanted to say your designs take safety & efficiency into account far beyond any other...
• Shannon says: In another area I saw that you factored in diesel burned to heat the cabin. Do you use heat produced by...
• Shannon says: I call them low likelihood high cost events. In a marine environment it’s a no brainer to plan...
• Steve Dunbar says: For what it is worth I have seen a surprising amount of cargo break free even when secured by...
• Steve Dashew says: Now we have to go into the garage, rescue the half models, and find somewhere to display them.
• Steve Dashew says: Perhaps at some point in the future we might make models available. Of course if they were...
• Steve Dashew says: Maybe we should take better care of these models!
• Steve Dashew says: Perhaps someone on SetSail can point you in the right direction.
• Steve Dashew says: Right you are, Dave, and you should know since you were aboard on the trip from Lauderdale to CA...
• Ben Woodford says: At risk of sounding heretical and meant in the most positive of ways, those hull models are holy...
• John says: As one who can’t afford the real thing, what would a hull model of the FPB 97 cost me? Maybe you...
• Michael Jones says: Steve, certainly an exhibit for the Museum of Enlightened Naval Architecture!
• Steve Dashew says: Yes it does.
• paulr says: i am looking for a gasket type material like rctv that is safe to use arounr food,thismateralhas to with...
• Dave Wyman says: Australia? Not. Purchased in Ft. Lauderdale
• brian says: Hi, I’m in San Francisco and would love to check out Interlude. Can you share the Marina/city that...
• rey says: Hi, does the Prop shield work?
• Arthur says: Out on a tangent here. Can I ask you to write a Wiki page about your dad, or perhaps a bio page on this...
• Michael Jones says: No doubt about that. It’s basically a “vertical helicopter” — if you have...
• admin says: Thanks for the heads up; any chance the overlapping is coming from the size of your browser window? And...
• UHMW versus Acetal says: Hey, I think your blog might be having browser compatibility issues. When I look at your...
• Steve Dashew says: The question of over pitching is based on the type of prop, engine, operating conditions, etc....
• Henrik says: Hello Steve..! Thanks a lot for sharing your technical know-how. I get a lot of inspiration reading your...
• Daryl says: If you go with the twin outboards would there be room for transom extensions? If so you could run your...
• Ben Woodford says: The V-S prop is a very slick piece of work, looks like it has all the benefits of pod drives. The...
• Victor Raymond says: This is probably blasphemy but I like the newer aluminum RIBs. They are very light weight in...
• Michael Jones says: A small version of the Voith Schneider Propeller would be interesting…
• Steve Dashew says: Hi Stedem: The other issue is reliability, about which we know little at this stage. Hopefully we...
• Daryl L. says: I seem to remember you mentioning at some point that you liked the Symmons Sea Skiff type of motor...
• Stedem Wood says: Looks as if the diesel outboard is going to cost about 50 pounds, or 23% more than a 40hp four...
• Patrick Lasswell says: As a hull that will endure for the service of the FPB, this design makes a lot of sense....
• Daryl L. says: My dream dingy: http://www.atkinboatplans.com/ Utilities/HappyClam.html Not designed for sheet...
• John says: As a design consideration, you might consider a hull that has a very sharp V that turns into a truncated...
• Gerhard J. says: asking Google .. other thread found on http://www.boatdesign.net/foru ms/outboards/diesel-outboar...
• Steve Dashew says: Are these new, Peter, or rebuilt? And, if rebuilt, do you know anything of their reliability?
• Steve Dashew says: We would normally have a double bottom with the sole above the waterline. Then, between the fender...
• david says: Hi Steve, This is looking an awful lot like a SOLAS rescue (MOB) boat missing the righting float. If you...
• Paige says: I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the ideal small(ish) tender for a cruising boat and like...
• Peter says: Yanmar do them also. http://www.smp-ltd.co.uk/produ ct/productid/1795/productna...
• Peter says: Sorry Steve, no I don’t, I guess there must be people out there though that do?.
• Steve Dashew says: Peter – do you know of any real world experience with these diesel outboards?
• Steve Dashew says: DOes anyone have real world experience with these rebuilt Yanmar diesels?
• Scott says: I like the idea of a small inboard diesel and a jet! One fuel type, reliable, ease of servicing (make it...
• Phill says: Steve, I draw your attention to Baltic Machinery, Klaipeda,Lithuania www.balticmachinery.com Operating...
• Peter says: Here you go Steve, I don’t know what they are like. http://www.klaxondieseloutboar ds.com/ Regards...
• Kent says: I think the answer depends on how far help is. If someone is available to rescue you within a reasonable...
• ron says: my suggestion would be identical twins small enough to rope start (30- 40 hp) and a small solar panel to...
• Steve Dashew says: Love the diesel concept, Ben, but we don’t know of any in current manufacture. FPB 64-4 has...
• Matt Marsh says: Another thought on twin engines: Using identical outboards makes for a much simpler spares inventory...
• Ben Woodford says: How do you feel about diesel outboards for a dink rather than gasoline? Also, In your experience...
• Bob N says: All sounds good. Some suggestions: Flotation tanks and, given the amount of motors that are stolen, means...
• Steve Bellamy says: “Sea legs” is a NZ company who build a nice, 6m aluminium D-tube dinghy with...
• Gerhard J. says: Hi Steve, if I had … I would shop at http://phantomjetboat.com/ It’s not a dink, but a...
• marcus p says: for areas where security is problematic, a lockable compartment maybe of use to secure items on board....
• marcus p says: i think single engine is the way to go now – much like your rationale for the fpb (prior to the...
• Steve Dashew says: We have had really good results with an old Iridium phone (from pre-bankruptcy days) ad UU Plus....
• Steve Dashew says: The air con will clear condensation from cooking pasta within a couple of minutes.
• RB says: WE are currently sailing south america with the intention of going around the horn. we are researching...
• Jeff Harrison says: Hi Steve, I was wondering if you had issues with condensation on the inside of the windows during...
• Steve Dashew says: The salon seating fabric is Ultra Suede. We have also used Ultra Leather with good results.
• Robert Wilkins says: Hi Steve. Just in the building stages of a Kadey Krogen 44-AE. And would LOVE to have seating...
• John says: Thanks. From the question you’ll probably find it hard to believe I won the solid geometry award in...
• Steve Dashew says: The plate pulling rig is a Circa creation.
• Norm Moore says: I notice in the last photo that Circa is using a rather unique chain clamp apparently to pull the...
• Steve Dashew says: Thanks for the positive reinforcement, Shannon: We have many fond memories of exotic Catalina....
• Shannon says: When I was a kid, slowly bobbing along in a Catailna 25 with my father, a Hobie 33 went flying past us....
• Shannon says: That’s great. I have loved their boats for yrs. I saw one of the early sailing designs &...
• Cliff R. says: +1 on the Nik Collection. I just hope Google funds Nik to keep upgrading their products and that in...