One of the reasons we bought our Islander 36 was because it ticked the same needs as the Dufour 35. For comparison here’s the islander 36… As far as the numbers go they’re very similar and if you want to check them out you can find them here for the Dufour and Islander at Sailboat …
This whole get an inexpensive boat and sailing off into the sunset gig generally gets a bad rap. A rap that’s mostly generated by folks who seem somewhat lacking in logic and critical thinking. Possibly it’s just me, but from where I sit, most of the bad rap is conditional on the fact that most …
Just after I got up this morning and cleaned off the reindeer turds from the coach-roof, I saw that Voile & Moteur had a write up for a design that resonated with me big time. Since buying a fixer-upper Islander 36, I’ve had this somewhat hazy idea of how I wanted to adapt the design …
The nice thing about most classic plastic boats is the fact that they were mostly built like tanks. Fiberglass and polyester resin were cheap and did not require much in the way of expensive labor to slap together so, for the most part, a lot of very strong boats got made in the late 60s …
Most of my time the last couple of days has been devoted to cleaning out the previous owner’s stuff, trying to grok his rather interesting thought processes, and making lists of things to do. The downside is I’m also having to make lists of stuff to buy, replace, and repair. Or in other words I …
So, I now own a new to me fifty year old boat which is causing me to do something I’m near phobic about and get organized. Hopefully, in a couple of days I’ll have reorganized my life in a sorta/kinda way that makes sense and I’ll return to something approaching normal. On the other hand, …
So, here’s a hurricane boat for sale that Drew linked to… As far as hurricane boats go it’s actually in pretty good shape providing the photos are current. The asking price of $2,350 is, from where I’m sitting silly but I’ll say more about what sort of budget I’d consider doable to make the boat …
Our Cal 34 “So It Goes” was bought because, having lost our Loose Moose 2, we needed a boat in a hurry to use until we could build a Loose Moose 3. As they say, it seemed like a good idea at the time to have a temporary boat. Being a temporary boat, it gave …
The alternative being just another boat in landfill.
When looking for a boat you can afford, confine yourself to only looking at boats you can actually afford.
