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Finishing Touches: Oil finishes on marine interiors

August 2, 2018 2 Comments

I’ve been working on interior marine finishes lately, sorting out what our preferences will be for the new boat. Our last boat, Phoenix, had a mahogany interior and everything was varnished in the traditional marine way with a high-gloss varnish. Eurybia has a teak interior and a subtle rubbed finish that has become popular in […]

Filed Under: Boats Tagged With: tung oil, varnishing

The Elusive Perfect Dinghy

February 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

The imaginary perfect dinghy is beautiful, strong, light, able to carry large payloads yet easily driven and maneuverable, small and stowable, affordable – this list of seemingly opposing requirements makes choosing a dinghy is as complex as choosing a mate! But, like choosing a mate, we are happy when we find what is “perfect for us”, or […]

Filed Under: Boats, Boats & Boatwork Tagged With: dyk-dinghy

Straw, Sticks or Bricks? Best Boat Materials

January 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

Steel boats are great. Until they’re not. Seeing rusty drips down the side of a boat? Might make you wonder if steel is a good material for a sailboat. Read about Renovating a Rusting Steel Boat to find out what we did when our 50 year old boat got a bad case of the rusts. Or read […]

Filed Under: Boats, Boats & Boatwork Tagged With: aluminum, boat materials, ferro-cement, fiberglass, steel, wood

Comparisons of Cruising Boats

April 28, 2015 3 Comments

In the spreadsheet below I have posted the numbers for some common cruisers and one lightweight racer. (Eurybia’s numbers are highlighted in peach.) If you don’t see your boat, you can also look up your own numbers online. To understand the numbers better, see the bottom of the page for the formulas from Ted Brewer. You […]

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Are Cruising Boats Expensive?

February 1, 2015 2 Comments

Everyone is interested in the cost of cruising; we’re always asked how we afford it. It does appear from many articles and surveys we have read that the average cruising budget has gone up considerably from twenty years ago – richer people are going cruising. However it does not appear that the cost of cruising […]

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Choosing a Boat: Summary

February 1, 2015 Leave a Comment

Three previous articles on Choosing a Boat: Beauty Performance Comfort So how do you choose a boat? The first step, which is sometimes neglected, is to start sailing. Sail as much as you can, on other people’s boat if you have to. Chartering? Maybe, but the boats you’ll charter may not be a realistic match […]

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  • Choosing a Boat: Performance Factors
  • Comparisons of Cruising Boats
  • Choosing a Boat: Summary
  • Choosing a Boat: Human Comfort
  • Straw, Sticks or Bricks? Best Boat Materials
  • The Elusive Perfect Dinghy
  • Finishing Touches: Oil finishes on marine interiors
  • Choosing a Boat: Beauty
  • Are Cruising Boats Expensive?

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