Wow… It’s funny how some posts will fill up the mailbag and it would seem a lot of folks are interested in my thoughts on turning a Columbia 26 into a VolksCruiser. On the other hand, a lot of folks also wrote to tell me that the Columbia 26 was just too small because they …
A friend and I have been discussing an idea I have for rehabbing an old small classic plastic design and turning it into a VolksCruiser… The boat in question happens to be a Columbia 26. As it happens I’ve always liked the Columbia 26… Studying the current crop of the C26 for sale floating around, …
A reader of VolksCruiser just wrote to mention he picked up a CAL 27 for $300 and that it floats right side up… Lots and lots of deals out there. So, what are you waiting for?
We all know that bigger boats cost more but a lot of folks just don’t get the scale of the thing. So, here’s a quick example… Our CAL 34 rig calls for a 9/32″ forestay of roughly forty feet while, on the other hand, the Morgan 41 OI we were talking about has a 3/8″ …
There’s a Morgan 41 Out Island for sale over in St Thomas for what seems like forever. I first noticed it when it was selling for around $40K and have watched, with no small amount of interest, as the price has come down (and down) till it’s reached it’s current sub-$10K asking price of $8500. …
Every once in awhile a reader drops me a line with a good deal he’s seen on a boat and yesterday it was an Irwin up in New Haven… … that was going for less than $3000 and, from the looks of the picture, a pretty good deal. Of course, there’s a catch. Every boat …
