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′ …
As much as I love the CAL 34, I’d much rather have a Columbia 34 MK2 SD or Columbia 34 MK2 CB. What can I say but that extra bit of shoal draft makes all the difference. Another reason I like Bill Tripp’s design is its great foredeck that’s big enough for a dinghy without …
Being that there are a few admirers of the CAL 34 who read VolksCruiser I’ll point out there’s a real cheap 1968 CAL 34 for sale in the San Diego area. No idea of the condition but, apparently, it floats right side up. At $500 it’s worth checking out.
I know I’ve talked about the Bill Lapworth designed CAL 34 more than a time or two but it is the boat I happen to be sitting on while writing this. Back in 1969, when “So it Goes” was new, the boat sold for $15,950. or thereabouts. Today, a turnkey CAL 34 in good shape …
I’ve always thought that Bill Lapworth’s CAL 28 is a great boat. It’s always been on my nearly perfect VolksCruiser list as it embodies excellent performance, a good quality build, and it’s affordable. As it happens, a new (to me at least) channel on YouTube recently did a video on a CAL 28 that’s for sale that …
A CAL 27 for not a lot of money over at Sailboat Listings…
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?
Every once in awhile I check out what CAL 34s are going for… One reason I do it is I like to see what others have done to their CALs and I like knowing what the current going rate of CAL 34s happens to be. For those who might be curious, there are quite a …
On why you don’t have to pay $150K for a 34-foot sailboat… Read More »
I almost bought a boat recently… Not, in fact, the project I have been hinting about but a boat that simply seemed like a real good deal. I figured I could fix it up as part of a book and DVD project then turn around and sell it for a small fair profit. Seemed like …
Remember I talked to Tad Roberts recently and how he’s working on a new series of frugal Future Cruisers in 28 – 54 foot… The 28-foot Future Cruiser is everything a couple needs but, I expect, most folks would be more interested in the 34 or 38 foot versions. Personally I expect the 38 footer …
