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Maine Cat 41 Used Boat Review

Catamarans have long ruled the realm of offshore speed. Indeed, Bruno Peyron's legendary 24-hour run of 732 miles in his twin-hulled Orange II in...

Cheoy Lee Clipper 36 & 42 Used Boat Review

Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong has been a commercial builder since the early 1900s and is one of the first molders of fiberglass...

Marshall Sanderling 18: Used Boat Review

Catboats started out as workboats. According to marine historian Howard I. Chapelle, beamy, single-sailed centerboarders with half-decked hulls and barn door rudders began to...

Hallberg-Rassy 42 Used Boat Review

European boats exported to the United States are generally of above-average quality, simply because the associated costs of marketing and shipping are more easily...

Pearson 37 and 37-2 Used Boat Review

In the decade prior to its demise in 1991, Pearson Yachts was noted for building mainstream cruiser/racers of above average construction with decent sailing...
Keep an eye out for corroded exhaust and signs of water intrusion, which could lead to expensive repairs in the future.

DIY Survey Checklist for Used-Boat Buying

Boat buying is an exciting, maddening exercise that can test the tolerance of even the most patient sailor. Much of the maddening part has...

Pearson Rhodes 41/Rhodes Bounty II Used Sailboat Review

Few designers ever see a set of lines catch on like those belonging to Phil Rhodes classic sloop Altair. Not only did the wooden...

How to Perform Your Own Pre-Buy Inspection

Boat buying is an exciting, maddening exercise that can test the tolerance of even the most patient sailor. Much of the maddening part has...

C&C 40 Used Boat Review

While C&C did not invent the racer/cruiser, the Canadian-based company remained dedicated to the concept of the dual-purpose boat during its halcyon days in...

Cabo Rico’s Classic Cutter

If we made a short list of traditional-looking cruising boats with trailboards and oodles of teak that dreamy-eyed readers most want to know about,...

Fast Cruising Sailboat J 45

Are you interested in a very fast and capable 45 foot cruising sailboat? Today we bring you the J Boats J/45 cruising sailboat which...

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Beneteau Oceanis 41 Used Boat Review

Beneteau has been building sailboats for 120 years, but it’s unlikely that patriarch Benjamin Beneteau ever envisioned his boatyard becoming a vertically integrated company...