There's usually new stuff being at least talked about her, sometimes even being worked up. I've decide to post some of them here. Keep in mind these are preliminary ideas and all subject to change if/when somebody decides to have me finish the plans. Hey, it happens! Meanwhile, it's fun to think about new things, speaking of which, inside the building below, as you can see lurking behind the glass is an amzing collection of wild ideas!

If you look close you can see lurking behind the glass wall, filling up much of the width and 1/4 of the height, is Howard Hugh's incredible Spruce Goose!

I visited this fine airplane museum which is about 75 miles from Portland, Oregon, and there I saw again the incredible Spruce Goose. It was brought here some years ago and the museum was built around it. I think it's a shame they didn't fly it up but of course she was pretty old by then. I bet Howard would have at least considered it!
I always thought this big plywood airplane was one of the most incredible things I ever saw. What a concept! It was meant to ferry tanks and troops to Europe in WW2 but never got the chance to try. And it's all plywood! The wings are so big that mechanics could go down them and service the engines in flight!
While never put into service, the museum has a video showing the one short flight she made (Hughs at the controls of course). If you get anywhere near Portland Oregon rent a car and go see this fine museum.

The Cape Horn 102, as Georgs and I called her or ALL OCEANS 102 or perhaps Horney 102 as I like to call her, was a preliminary work-up for my friend Georgs who, aside from once sailing a tri around the horn setting a sailing speed record from NY to SF I think it was, has gone on to create Trawlers & Trawlering. We were speculating about a powerboat that could, single handed or with mimimal crew, go most or maybe even all of the way around the world non stop. That requires serious fuel efficiency which means she actually is "an affordable" concept to think about.... As I've said before be wary of aging boat designers with a cocktail talking about "practical" or "affordable".... But this outrageous ship isn't as crazy to think about as you might think! Yes, moorage costs would wipe out most of us, but that's what anchors are for. Actual MATERIAL costs ain't that out of line; a rebuilt 6-71 for power, a few other bits and pieces . In return, you have a ship that can cruise two couples anywhere in the world quite comfortably and safely, surprisingly economically. Running her off the wind like you would a sailboat, my computer says she'd need only 41 HP to go about 10 knots, burning 2.5 gal/hr., with a theoretical range of 19,800 miles on her 5,000 gallons. I think you could do better because she'd have two low spars rather than the one shown here, and you'd use the sails to assist as much as possible.