Since I’ve been working on the VolksCruiser project I’ve noticed a certain niche market in used boats. The upshot is that someone buys a dirt cheap boat that is not selling for pennies on the dollar and then cleans it up (as in just throwing away junk and some liberal application of soap and water) …
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A reader mentioned something the other day and it’s been buzzing around in the back of my mind ever since… “For most, cruising IS unsustainable both monetarily and psychologically.” As it happens, I have to admit that he’s right but the proviso “For most” means there are exceptions and, if you’re reading VolksCruiser, there’s a …
He’s got the right attitude, makes all kinds of sense, and understands the power of Y-E-S…
While there are lots and lots of good boat deals about, it would not be amiss to mention that the used market is a little nuts… Well, actually it’s just plain batshit crazy! So, here’s two nearly identical Columbia 26’s… One’s, apparently in better shape than the other but they are both in what I’d …
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Doing a search on Craig’s List for a boat I didn’t find I came across a 26-foot bilge-keeled Westerly (I’m pretty sure it’s a Centaur) for $350 which, being an amazing price, seriously caught my attention… For anyone wanting to know the Westerly is in Annapolis. I have no idea what sort of condition the …
Just about everywhere I look there are opportunities to get afloat in good boats for not very much… For instance, today over on Sailboat Listings there’s an Alberg 35 project boat with an asking price of $900. While it needs a lot of sweat equity and some money/materials thrown at it, considering that the lead …
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Our CAL 34 has a draft of 4′ 8″ or thereabouts and a lot of folks might actually think of that as being “shoal draft”… I don’t. Our last boat, Loose Moose 2, drew a kiss over one foot and the previous Loose Moose only drew one foot (as in 12 inches)… So, from where …
Here’s something you really, really need to read. Really. Oh yeah, here’s a boat you might want to peruse by Gary Underwood… But more about Shoehorn later.
