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...
Union 36 Boat Review
Photo courtesy of Dan Berkey
If one was to pick a boat that best represents the many facets of the Taiwan-U.S. boatbuilding industry in the...
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37
A relative newcomer with a sporadic history in the American marketplace, Jeanneau was founded in France in 1956 by Henri Jeanneau, whose primary emphasis...
Dissecting the CSY 37
The chainplates are heavy stainless-steel flat bars with load-distributing welded webs through-bolted to the hull. The hull layup is further reinforced in the way...
Timeless Tartan 37
The Tartan 37 is a moderately high performance, shoal-draft cruiser built between 1967 and 1988 by Tartan Marine, a company that helped usher in...
Heavy Glass Hull Marks Tayana 37 Boat
The hull of the Tayana 37 is a fairly heavy, solid-glass layup. Some roving print-through is evident in the topsides. In the past, the...
Bob Perrys Salty Tayana 37-Footer Boat Review
With several hundred boats sailing the seas of the world, the Tayana 37 has been one of the most successful products of the U.S.s...
Age Calls for Close Inspection
The Islander 36 is a fairly light-displacement boat. The hand-laid hull is an uncored, single skin, with polyester resin and fiberglass furniture components adding...
The Modern Classic Racer-Cruiser
The Islander 36 was built from 1971 to 1985, making it one of the longest-lived 36-footers ever on the U.S. market. More than 750...
Deck Leaks, Mast Step Are Top Concerns
The Ericson 34-2 hull hand-laminated monocoque structure made from a single mold.
The boats structure relies on the tri-axial force grid, which Ericson describes as...