So, my two-month refit of our Islander 36 appears to be stretching to four months. Which, when you consider that most of the reasons is simply we’ve been sitting around doing nothing waiting for parts is not all that bad. I’d be surprised if I’ve actually done a month’s labor when all is said and …
I keep trying to sort out a cunning plan for that 30-footer but have been somewhat distracted by the fact that I’ve been distracted by another for sale boat. So distracted in fact that I decided to buy it. Which leave me being that guy with two boats, an endless supply of needful projects, and …
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, 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 …
Whenever a hurricane looks like it might ruin my day/week/month/year I do a quick CraigList search of possible boats to buy because, you know, shit happens. Call it my plan B but in the event of losing the boat in a serious storm my plan is to get out of Dodge on the first available …
So, there’s a 32′ Piver trimaran for sale in California with a listed price of $19.5K. From the looks of the pictures it’s in fairly good shape. Though no interior pictures or mention whether or not the inboard engine works. The boat was built in 1973. The basic equation of a cruising multihull for $19.5K …
I’m obsessive in monitoring the used boat market, especially where inexpensive VolksCruiserish candidates are concerned. I find the used market insane and trying to make sense of it is an ongoing conundrum that is entertaining. One thing I’ve learned so far is there is zero rhyme or reason where the cost of boats is concerned. …
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 …
“One of the very best boats ever designed. I based a good part of my design work around the Haida 26. I love that boat.”… Robert Perry Robery Perry sure knows what he’s talking about. For a variety of reasons I monitor sailboats for sale in a few places and a 26-foot Haida in Washington State popped …
Checking Craigslist this morning I saw there was a Pearson Triton being sold off at a marina in the San Francisco Bay area for $750. You might say it caught my attention. It’s a great design, Dan Spurr used the Triton as his main example of how to fix up a small boat for …
