John is a maritime author (there are several of his books on my personal bookshelf).
I just found out that he maintains a well-written and humorous boating blog.
http://johnvigor.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html
Enjoy!
LB
Just received a new thermostat from John and discovered that he will be closing his parts business:
http://www.feathermanenterprises.com/index.html
Too bad. He has been very helpful.