Recommended Article

[Bill Hammond]

In the current issue of Good Old Boat magazine there is an excellent article on refitting a Cape Dory 27. As a Cape Dory owner - and one who has done a lot of work on my own boat - I highly recommend this article. For a free copy of the magazine go to www.goodoldboat.com.



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[Catherine Monaghan]

Make sure to get the previous issue too since it's a 2-parter.


catherine_monaghan@merck.com
CD32 Realization, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay

In the current issue of Good Old Boat magazine there is an excellent article on refitting a Cape Dory 27. As a Cape Dory owner - and one who has done a lot of work on my own boat - I highly recommend this article. For a free copy of the magazine go to www.goodoldboat.com.

catherine_monaghan@merck.com

[John Phillips]

With these articles and a previous article on retrofitting a Typhoon and normally articles by John Vigor (this one on a Bristol 27), I would strongly recommend that you not go for the freebie, but subscribe. I have received three issues now and have gobbled them up.
John

In the current issue of Good Old Boat magazine there is an excellent article on refitting a Cape Dory 27. As a Cape Dory owner - and one who has done a lot of work on my own boat - I highly recommend this article. For a free copy of the magazine go to www.goodoldboat.com.

branchedoakmarina@alltel.net

[Dan H]

In the current issue of Good Old Boat magazine there is an excellent article on refitting a Cape Dory 27. As a Cape Dory owner - and one who has done a lot of work on my own boat - I highly recommend this article. For a free copy of the magazine go to www.goodoldboat.com.

John is right on the mark. I too am a recent subscriber to Good Old Boat magazine. It is a bit pricey, but very well worth it. The information in restoration articles will return your investment with the first issue.



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[Ron Musk]

In the current issue of Good Old Boat magazine there is an excellent article on refitting a Cape Dory 27. As a Cape Dory owner - and one who has done a lot of work on my own boat - I highly recommend this article. For a free copy of the magazine go to www.goodoldboat.com.

For my two cents I think the article concerning the CD27 was superficial.Besides installing a few new fittings and learning how to bleed his engine all this guy did was buy a dirty boat, spitshine and polish it.As far as restoration goes he didn't have to deal with any of the problems that are inherent with these fine vessels as a result of the manufacturing practices used in their construction.Not much to sink my teeth into .

Ron Musk
s/v"R&R"
CD30



ccerre@massed.net

[Stan]

I think you're criticism is valid, but may be somewhat misdirected. Mr. Baumgartner deserves a lot of credit for bringing back to life a lovely boat that otherwise probably still would be festering in someone's backyard. I agree that the article was superficial, but that is characteristic of Good Old Boat. I probably will continue to read it because it is just about the only game in town when it comes to old plastic sailboats, but I wish it was more tightly focused. In my opinion it should concentrate on classic plastic boats and leave the wood to Wooden Boat and Ma and Pa Kettle's cruising tales to Cruising World. Also, for what it costs, its content and production values are rather lame. Even though Wooden Boat's quality has slipped a little in recent years, comparing it to Good Old Boat still is like comparing an America's Cup racer to a homemade, exterior grade plywood, flatiron skiff, except that in this case I believe the America's Cup racer actually costs less! Kind of makes you wonder what they're doing with the subscription and advertising revenues at Good Old Boat. No doubt it is a question of volume, and the demand probably just isn't there, but wouldn't it be great if someone published a magazine with the quality of Wooden Boat that focused on vintage fiberglass sailboats?



smw@capecod.net

[Peter Baumgartner]

Bill,

I am glad you enjoyed the article. I was trying to get across what a satisfying experience it was to take something so neglected and dirty and make it useful again. The whole experience has been fun. When I first read "Good Old Boat" I immediately subscribed and soon wrote to their editor to offer my story. They have been great to work with. I now feel like I have new friends out there in Minnesota. I would encourage others who have stories to tell to get in touch with them.

"London" is my first real boat. A lot of the confidence to go ahead and buy her, came from the knowledge that I had this bulletin board to go to, to look and ask for help when I got stuck.

I am still trying to get all I can out "London" experience, by working on her, sailing her and writing about it.

Cheers.

Peter B.

http://demo.napsys.com/london/



pjb@napsys.com

[Clay Stalker]

John,

While I subscribe to this magazine as well, I was greatly disappointed to learn that the boat review articles are just reprints of the excellent reviews John Vigor did in his book "Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere." For those of us who bought this interesting book, the magazine articles are just repetition. However, there are some other interesting and useful articles, and I also am happy there is a magazine dealing with "classic plastic."

Clay Stalker
CD 27 SALSA #247

With these articles and a previous article on retrofitting a Typhoon and normally articles by John Vigor (this one on a Bristol 27), I would strongly recommend that you not go for the freebie, but subscribe. I have received three issues now and have gobbled them up.
John

In the current issue of Good Old Boat magazine there is an excellent article on refitting a Cape Dory 27. As a Cape Dory owner - and one who has done a lot of work on my own boat - I highly recommend this article. For a free copy of the magazine go to www.goodoldboat.com.

cstalker@cheshire.net