Chris SullivanThe Fastest Speed From A to BIt’s late summer in California, which means our annual reckoning with the inferno of climate denialism begins anew! The hills are alive…Sep 20, 20202Sep 20, 20202
Chris SullivaninThe StartupMechanical Clocks: A COVID Shelter-in-Place StoryI decided I should build a mechanical clock during a global pandemic, for a few reasons. First and foremost, because I am temporarily…May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
Chris SullivanIntroducing The “Bereft of Reason”I have a pretty great story to tell you. It’s about a weekend in late August, 2018, when ten people managed to move a 750 pound wooden boat…Aug 27, 2018Aug 27, 2018
Chris SullivanBoat Project: The Big RollThree months since the last boat project update, and quite a lot has progressed. I’m now through ~90-95% of the fiberglassing and overall…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
Chris SullivanA Beautiful, Terrible Romance: Fiberglass & EpoxyOf the many, many things I have underestimated in this project, absolutely none held a candle to my naiveté of fiberglassing. I have…Apr 10, 2018Apr 10, 2018
Chris SullivanBoat Project’s Savior: The Shaper OriginThree months have passed without an update, but it has felt like an eternity. Why, you may ask? Because my beloved SF TechShop, where the…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
Chris SullivanBoat Project Episode 8: Gettin’ by with a little help from my friendsWe’re a month into building the boat! Last post ended with the beginning floor boards cut and laid down. The final floor will be composed…Oct 30, 20171Oct 30, 20171
Chris SullivanThe Boat Project, Episode 7: An Actual Boat Takes ShapeOctober 1st, 2017: My level of excitement was out of control as we went to get the warehouse keys. The space is very cool, very “Brooklyn”…Oct 9, 2017Oct 9, 2017
Chris SullivanBoat Project, Update #6: Houston, we’re go for construction!This will probably be the briefest update of this series. Mostly I just want to log how freakin excited I was today. I found warehouse…Aug 21, 2017Aug 21, 2017
Chris SullivanEpisode 5: Tackling nitty-gritty details, FEA, and the difficulty of urban boat buildingI just realized it’s been six months since I published my last update (it feels like no more than two), and almost a year since I started…Jul 21, 20171Jul 21, 20171
