A friend dropped me a line asking why I might be considering a Catalina 30 and pointed out that the Catalina would be smaller and slower than our CAL 34. He pointed out that we’d miss those four feet. Well, not exactly. Here are the important numbers… CAL 34 LOA 33.24′ LWL 26′ Beam 10′ …
There’s a Catalina 30 for sale in Hawaii that I’ve had my eye on for a while as it was selling for $5K and appeared to be in decent shape, and would not cost a fortune or too much time to sort out. The Catalina 30 is by its very nature an excellent contender for …
So, here’s a question. How do we define the cost of a VolksCruiser? Since most people think of boats in terms of length, we might want to try using that. At first thought, this seems to make sense as longer boats tend to be more expensive than shorter boats. Simple, right? Then again, how do …
It’s funny how you sometimes miss something that’s obvious from the start. For instance, take the Island Packet 26… Now, generally, I’m not a huge fan of Island Packets as they tend to be more expensive than I care to spend but I’ve always admired their unique ability to pimp their boats. So I sorta/kinda …
It’s been pointed out to me recently that my interest in buying an old classic plastic catamaran could be all sorts of problematic. The fact that a small cat is small, has less room for stuff, and is disadvantageous in terms of carrying weight, is not something I was unaware of. The funny thing was …
So, the last few days had me shopping for a small affordable catamaran, and, like Dr. Thompson used to say, things turned ugly. Part of the problem is that the words “affordable” and “catamaran” just don’t seem to fit into a sentence together. Wharrams, long the gold standard for budget cats are selling for silly …
One thing you have to keep in mind is that no one is designing or building what I’d call a VolksCruiser. Take that Pop 25 from the last post as a good example. It starts out with a hull and accommodation that just screams VolksCruiser yet when it comes to the rig it starts getting …
Here’s a boat I’ve mentioned before both here and over at Boat Bits… It’s Roberto Barros’s Pop 25 design which is a pretty neat boat of the VolksCruiser persuasion. I’m putting it up here today because I’ll be talking about some construction details that might apply to another design tomorrow and you might want to …
Everybody has their own budget parameters and most have both a public and private parameter set. Everyone is so concerned about what people may think about their financial well-being that they feel the need to fudge on what they can or cannot afford. I trust you know what I’m talking about. Anyway, this inability to …
The Halsey Herreshoff-designed Bristol 29.9. Just a kiss under 30-feet with a reasonable shoal draft and a street price in good condition of $12K it makes quite a bit of sense. Certainly a boat that I’d keep an eye out for.
