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Questions to ask when considering a sailboat for ocean passage making. One of the best definitions of the difference between the construction quality you need for voyaging and what will do for coastal or less demanding cruising.
[48º North, February 1997]
Building or buying a wooden boat? Here′s a widely-supported set of forums on building/repair, designs/plans, people and places, and other wood-related topics. There is a lot of advice here, and the chance to ask your own questions. You can also search the back issues index by keyword, then order the issue or find it in your library.
[WoodenBoat Publications, Brooklin, ME, USA]
A vendors extensive article on what features to look for in a high-quality cruising boat. Covers such things as "hand-laid," deck thickness, bulkhead attachment, engine noise, and more.
[International Yachting Center, Columbia, NC, USA]
The authors give detailed, wide-ranging and savvy advice on choosing a boat for serious cruising, including comments on the real costs of a used boat, geographic pricing differences, design aspects to be avoided, construction details. Includes an annotated list of boat candidates.
[Mahina Tiare Expeditions, Friday Harbor, WA, USA]
The text of the chapter on Baltic Yachts from Ferenc Mate′s The World′s Best Sailboats, including extensive quotations from the company′s P.G. Johansson.
[Baltic Yachts Ltd., Bosund, Pietarsaari, Finland]
One of the best resources on the web for familiarizing yourself with sailboat boatbuilding techniques and materials. Includes a forum on tools and equipment, as well as several others on the boat design.
[Boat Design Net, Beaver Island, MI, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes, focused on specific boat designs.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes specializing in catamarans and trimarans.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
Written for boatbuilders, yards, designers and other professionals, PB is nevertheless useful to owners or would-be owners, as a guide to the latest boatbuilding and repair technology and the boatyards that use them. Particularly useful are articles on equipment installation, e.g. gensets, watermakers.
[WoodenBoat Publications, Brooklin, ME, USA]
ABYC has been developing and updating the safety standards for boat building and repair for nearly 50 years. The ABYC offers courses in engines, electrical, refrigeration, corrosion, and other subjects.
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
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