Under 30-feet
and in the “no good cheap boats out there” department…
I get a lot of email pointing out that, as far as some are concerned, a good cheap boat is nearly impossible to find. So, let’s look at a good cheap boat… The boat in question is the first boat that caught my interest in the PNW Tempest search of Craig’s List for sailboats. Three …
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A cruising boat worth thinking about…
There’s a Beneteau 235 for sale here that caught my attention and got me thinking about what a great little cruising boat it would make. Now as far as French production boats go, I’ve never been a huge fan of the Beneteau boats preferring the Jeanneau designs back in the pre-conglomerate days. I expect …
regarding a very long voyage in a pretty small boat…
I read recently how Keith Leitzke has returned from another cruise to nowhere in particular and it got me thinking about a few things… The first being how that Bill Lapworth’s CAL 20 is still a great minimal cruising design in spite of the fact that it was never really designed to be one. While …
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An interview with Sailing Blowin’ in the Wind…
I’ve gotten to the point that when someone writes me and says to check out a new YouTube channel I pretty much prepare for the worst. So, when a friend dropped me a line a while back and said I should really check out “Sailing Blowin’ in the Wind” I wasn’t exactly filled with enthusiasm. …
On that big hole in the water you throw money into…
OK, I get it. “Everyone” says that if you buy a fixer-upper sailboat with the goal of turning it into a cruising boat it will all end in tears. Some will tell you that you’ll wind up with nothing but an expensive disaster that you’ll have to pay someone to dispose of it in some …
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Ranger 26: Breaking down the problems and needful things..
Some interior musings. When looking at the Ranger 26 a few things cry out for attention. Most notably the galley, or should we say the lack of a galley, situation. Everybody needs to eat and anyone living on a frugal cruising budget is going to be cooking most all of their meals aboard so it …
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a couple of links…
Yachting Monthly has a nice article online about a single handed trans-Atlantic voyage aboard a a 27-foot Sadler that is well worth the read… Meanwhile, over on the HEO forum there’s an interesting thread about a crew of three crossing the Atlantic in a 25-foot Sangria. Under 30-feet works. Facebook Twitter Share this post