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Carl Alberg’s Ageless Commander
In the early 1960s, building boats designed by Carl Alberg, Philip Rhodes and Bill Tripp, Pearson Yachts was on a roll. The Alberg-designed Triton...
Spring Inspection Checklist for Boats
Spring is here. Time to step back, put on your inspector hat, and approach the boat as an independent hired inspector would.
Be prepared to...
Endeavour 37
Tampa Bay, in some respects, is the new Taiwan of American boatbuilding. Lost in the miles of nondescript tin warehouses, surrounded by chain link...
Pearson 303
The Pearson 303, introduced in 1983, is a fairly typical example of the kind of work Pearson was doing in the mid-1980s, continuing until...
Mailport 05/01/01
Battery IsolationThe March 2001 Gear Survey article discussed an electronic battery isolator. I had a similar problem with a three-battery system with a diode...
Seaworthy and Solid Seawind II
The hull of the Seawind II is a solid lay-up. The deck and cabin trunk are balsa cored. The top of the coachroof, in...
Herreshoff Cat Ketch 31
The short-lived Cat Ketch Corporation built some unique cruising auxiliaries. They were all called Herreshoffs after their designer, Halsey Herreshoff. Built between about 1982...
Saga 43
The term "performance cruiser" has become so overused by production builders as to have lost much of its meaning. We think the definition includes...
Ranger 26
Jack Jensen, founder of Jensen Marine in 1957 and builder of Cal boats, was in the late 60s enjoying success with boats like the...
How to Sail on a Budget – Tip #2
Inspecting the HullA boat survey is an important part of any boat purchase.Look at the hull from as many angles as possible. Does the...