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I;m late to the party but cross the bay at night nearly weekly in the summer from New Bedford to through the holes to the vineyard with the family.  There can be a lot of fishing boat traffic and the mouth of the cape cod canal is an area I would avoid at night due to currents and traffic but...

Since they first became available electric outboard discussions often turn into traditionalist debates. Like the Pardey  readers telling folks they need to use oil lamps for nav lights. (Not that there is anything wrong with that) I think there are strong arguments in favor of gas, range and...

On a torqueedo, around the handle on the battery.

An electric is 100 times simpler than a gas outboard. Far far less to go wrong. Pick what you like, but I've cleaned enough carbs and fouled plugs for one lifetime.

I've had a torqueedo 1003 for about 5 years and love it. No complaints at all. As to theft, I lock the body to the transom as you do any outboard and either take the battery with me or lock it with a cable lock 

I was close to buying a Morgan 30-2 before I bought my Mirage 33, it felt like a sailors boat but the mirage will be much more comfortable for the family and is my first boat other than a dinghy that is younger than me, which is exciting.

I know I am late to the party but the Morgan looks awesome in person to me. They have an air of function and power in a retro way, a boat that means business. And at a dock they look like the can crush any similar size boat made in the last 20 years and   come out without a scratch

I had an ancient SB12 rebuilt not long ago so I can't imagine that a gm series can not be rebuilt. That said I would not do a complete rebuild a small diesel ever again. Its throwing money at something which is only going to get harder to find parts for and will never be as reliable as a new...

Ive been told that exposure to the color red increases the probability of seasickness, but I can't vouch for the idea personally. I've always gone basic blue on interior and will again on new v-berth covers I need to make this winter

I despise all nautical decor inside of a boat, it all just looks like clutter to me. The previous boat I owned came with a cabin full of "wonderful nautical decorations" gifted me by the previous owner. Mirrors shaped like wheels, oil lamps, crap made out of shells and old fishing gear...... I...

My Mirage 33 is finally in its winter home and I am replacing some through hulls and plumbing the fuel and cooling systems. The plan is to do some limited overnight offshore trips next year to make sure the boat is sorted and then do a run to Bermuda and St Martin in spring 2020 and leaving the...

There are more old boats than there are people who want to own old boats and a  low price may have the effect of signaling potential buyers that the boat is a project or that it is being passed over by other buyers for some reason.  I think it is better to ask a higher price and state that you...

Wheel steering is my wife's preference and with young kids who always seem to be in the way of a tiller I think it will work better for us anyway.   I should add that anyone in the Northeast looking for a project should consider the $3k Ericson 35-3 on craigslist in Beverly MA.  The boat will...

I ended up getting the Mirage 33, it is the opposite situation I was in when I sold my last boat. I had just sunk big money into my boat and needed to sell for personal reasons and had to let it go for cheap. Now I am buying a boat that the owner put a lot of work into and is letting go for...

Yeah that is the Mirage I was looking at. Owner loved the boat and it showed, it had every nicety you can image but needed the engine to be wired and plumbed . Everything I am looking at is sub 10k, so all project boat of one sort or another but I want to pay cash and I am too old/been boatless...

I missed out on a bargain Mirage 33, absolutely beautiful boat! I've looked at an Islander 30 which has the pox above the water line from being shrink wrapped for 12 years. I'm also tempted by an Ericson 35-3 that is a complete project. Boat pox scare me but there is nothing below the water...

after a couple years with only a dinghy I'm back on the hunt for our next small family cruiser.  I lost my shirt selling my previous boat and it looks like the market for small vintage cruising boats in the northeast is still terrible for sellers.  So good news for me! For around $10k and less...

I'll second the advice on packing if you invite nonsailors and not just for the lost luggage issue. My parents travel with a minimum of three large suitcases each and I know they are not alone. I tell them if you can't carry it on a plane you can't bring it aboard.  Besides what do you need for...

Ive used epaint for a boat with similar usage and had good experience with it

I wouldn't want to tow a dinghy with the rig up, that seems like a recipe for trouble. But I regularly towed an Eli around with rig stowed and used it in anchorages. If having a towed inflatable capsize or swamp is a PITA, imagine a turtled javelin.