There’s a really good post over on Sailing Anarchy dealing with sorting out an Alajuela 38 for voyaging that makes all kinds of sense which you should check out. That said, it’s a forum and like all forum threads there ‘s some push back as well as Monday morning quarterbacking but I’m sure you can …
There was a time in my life when the idea of sailing across an ocean and living aboard full time had me looking at a used Philippe Harlé designed Jeanneau Fantasia and thinking it was just about the perfect boat to do it in. It checked off all our needs as it sailed well, had …
and in the “Still a boat I’d choose” department… Read More »
So, since I’ve pointed out that the Newport 28 s a pretty good potential VolksCruiser, I’ve had no shortage of emails asking me why they should consider one vs some more expensive reasonable facsimile. Over in Washington state there’s a Newport 28 for $3.5K with an engine (though whether it works or not is not …
Sometimes it’s important to know some history where boats are concerned. Take the Kelt 8.50 for instance. Designed by the team of Gilles Vaton and Patrick Roseo for Kelt it’s a pretty good example of what was hip in the early to mid eighties. Combining good performance with a very livable interior for a fairly …
It was just pointed out that I’m rather stupid because I think it’s possible to buy a boat for not a lot of money, sort out any needful issues, and go cruising. It’s not the first time… Apparently, the ex-reader in question is of the opinion that it’s impossible to buy a suitable boat for …
I saw a Columbia 34 MK2 for sale on CraigsList for $500 OBO. Obviously a boat that needs a lot of work. Still, a tempting project for someone who wants head room and doesn’t mind some sweat equity to get it. More about the Bill Tripp’s Columbia 34 MK2’s in the not too distant future.
I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite small boats for cruising is the Haida 26. For those in the PNW there’s another one currently for sale that you might want to take a look at…
I came across an ad on Craigslist for a Newport 30 that made me wonder why Newport boats have fallen out of favor. As I recall, the Gary Mull designed Newport 30 was a pretty nice boat. A bit more beam than most at the time with a simple but very comfortable interior. Fact of …
Here’s something from Boat Bits in 2011… I’ve been looking at the boats for sale on Craig’s list recently… It helps if you use Search Tempest which allows you to search all of Craig’s list rather than just one at a time… Anyway, there are a lot of good boats for cheap and cheap is …
So, what is an affordable boat? While the prevailing wisdom appears to be that a boat should cost everything you have and more I’ll suggest a somewhat different formula… If you can’t pay cash for it and the required needful work, it’s too frelling expensive. Fairly simplistic is it not? For those who don’t quite …
Regarding budget and a couple of points that should have been on my list… Read More »
