GAM SS-2 Top Short VHF Antenna
The best VHF radio won’t work without a quality, properly installed antenna. But many boat owners don’t put much effort into choosing one.The meter...
PS Advisor
Cored Hull ConcernI write in hopes that you will be able to tackle a fundamental question. Our family, which has been involved one way...
Consumer Alert: Surveyor Problem
I purchased a 1990 Beneteau in Florida in 1995 for $75,000 that had been in charter for five years in Tortola. The boat was...
MacGregor 26 (newer model)
MacGregor Yachts, one of the largest builders in the US, has a well-established reputation as the producer of inexpensive boats. Located in Orange County,...
Catalina 22 Used Boat Review
In its 10th anniversary issue in 1980, Sail magazine named the Catalina 22 the boat that had represented the breakthrough in trailer/cruisers in those...
Catalina 30
The Catalina 30 may well be the most successful 30' cruiser-racer ever made. Since the Catalina 30 went into production in 1974, output has...
Catalina 320
Catalina Yachts has carved a reputation in the production boat world by producing yachts that make owner feedback sound like a mantra. Typical comments...
Catalina 34
It doesn’t take a lot of brains to see that Catalina is doing something right that a lot of other sailboat makers aren’t. They’re...
Columbia 36
It's hard to believe, especially for those of us who learned to sail in the 1960s, that fiberglass sail boats built back then are...
Hunter 23.5
Hunter Marine Corp. is noted for its slick, innovative and low-cost mass production sailers. The Hunter 23.5, new in 1992, fits the bill in...
The History of Cape Dory Sailboats
Cape Dory Yachts was founded in 1963 by Andrew Vavolotis in East Taunton, Mass. In the following 28 years, the company built over 2,800...
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Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review
When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...