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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:David W. Shaw
When the cruising bug bit hard, my wife and I dreamed enough about sailing away from it all to actually go boat shopping. The problem was we had very limited funds. A brand-new boat was out of the question, but a perusal of used-boat websites...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Bob Pingel
A dual-purpose boat prepares for racing and romping on the Great Lakes Many builders have tried to perfect the racer/cruiser design. The idea is to have a boat that is comfortable enough to cruise, but still fun and competitive around the buoys....
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Heather Steinberger
With some TLC, a sturdy pocket cruiser becomes the perfect first boat W hen my husband Richard and I decided to move to rural Door County, Wisconsin, we swore that our time had come at last—we were going to become boat owners. The Door Peninsula...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Heather Freckmann
A sturdy, surprisingly roomy pocket cruiser to sail the world or the lake Pocket cruisers have always attracted sailors for a variety of reasons, whether they’re young people first entering the market, empty-nesters making the decision to...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Adam Cort
Updating the sail controls on a solid and comfy little cruiser makes for good sailing The older I get, the more I appreciate accommodations. The creakier I get, the more I appreciate boats under 30 feet. There was a time when nothing pleased me...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Bob Pingel
I went looking for a beach cat to sail at my lake cottage in northern Michigan. After a bunch of Craigslist searches and going to look at several boats, I found a sweet little Hobie 16 near Chicago. The Hobie 16 is the original beach cat, the one...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Bob Pingel
This comfortable, moderate-sized cruiser is just the ticket for an Abacos-bound retrofit Your house is worth half what it was two years ago and your 401K is in a freefall with no bottom in sight. Is it time to buy gold and rations for when the...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Bob Pingel
A nice-sized boat for racing, cruising and daysailing, with the family or not T he kids are outgrowing junior dinghy racing and starting to ask about a keelboat. And they have a point. It might be nice for the whole family to have a small...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:John Kretschmer
A cruiser ahead of its time can make sabbatical dreams come true The Jeanneau Trinidad 48 should have been more successful in North America when it was introduced in the early 1980s, and it should be better known as a used boat today. Why? Because...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Bob Pingel
Style, substance and smooth sailing come in a compact package perfect for sprucing up. There are times when you just want to get out on the water and sail. I am well-past my dinghy days, but I don’t need a big keelboat. To paraphrase...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Tim Gregoire
This high-performance one-design class attracts top talent, and for good reason O ne-design racing gets us excited. There’s nothing quite like duking it out on the course against identical boats to get the competitive juices flowing, where...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:John Kretschmer
A classic cruiser gets upgrades that will keep it in the family for years to come The more you sail your 1980 Morgan 382 the more you realize that there’s no sound reason to spend big bucks on a new, or even newer boat. The handsome 382 is...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:John Kretschmer
The Morgan Out Island 51 has a reputation it does not deserve. Many sailors think of it as something of a tub, a glorified houseboat with masts, a dockside condo at best, and just a bigger version of the original and much maligned Morgan Out Island...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Bob Pingel
After years of racing we are looking to slow down a little and do some cruising with a bit of weekend and beer can racing thrown in, but we are not willing to give up good performance. We are looking for a performance boat that we can comfortably...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Bob Pingel
A sporty classic offers the opportunity to go back to the basics on the race course It is time to go racing once again, but we are looking for something a little different this time. We’ve done this dance before, from the squirrely IOR days to a...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Erin L. Schanen
This classic dinghy is the perfect off-season project with promise of great sailing to come Admittedly, our choice to find a Penguin dinghy to retrofit and head out for some sailing was driven in large part by a sense of nostalgia. Although we...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:John Kretschmer
Bluewater cruising on a cat is possible with a sturdy boat and safety-conscious upgrades I often consult with sailors in the market for cruising boats. I suggest monohulls for most of my clients, typically a well-engineered, solidly built,...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:Tim Gregoire
This nimble and tough classic is perfect for a daysail or a day of racing This year the boat that holds claim to being America’s first production fiberglass one-design will celebrate its 60th birthday. That the boat is still in production makes...
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Boats and Gear/Retrofits
Author:John Kretschmer
Classic S&S-inspired design moves on to a new life as a world cruiser F riends in Miami just purchased a handsome 1989 Tartan 40. The successful sea trial and survey were the culmination of a systematic, two-year plan to find the right...
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