Thanks for the welcome!
Macegr - I'm honored to have added a bit of inspiration; thank you for saying so! Life on the bike was deliciously intense, blending geek obsessions and pure adventure. The combo was addicting, and after too long away from embedded micros, it feels good to be getting into a similarly over-the-top project (though nowhere near as athletic as the bike, of course... creak).
Tomc - Ah, the KSR... what a hoot! Many fond memories associated with that. And I remember visiting a builder in Eugene... what a long road recumbents were on. Ol' BEHEMOTH is now in the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley.
Again, I appreciate the welcome, guys. I'm also really enjoying the Arduino learning curve... being a noob isn't even too painful with these, which is saying a lot. Compliments to the community.
Oh, since this is my second post, I can add a link... my front door is at http://microship.com and nautical Arduino bloggage is at Blog - Nomadic Research Labs
Cheers!
Steve