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hinmo
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Initially Posted - 11/19/2009 : 15:51:12

Does anybody subscribe to this mag? I got my complimentary copy today, and thumbed thru it while in the library (head). Not sure I am ready to anti up the $40 a year for 12 issues.

Anybody been receiving this on regular basis? What do you think?

"Kukla" '83 FK,SR

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Renzo
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Response Posted - 11/19/2009 : 17:29:57

I used to get it many years ago. It's ok if you plan on doing lots and lots of mods on your boat, especially mods that require wood and fiberglass work. I liked the mag but it wasn't worth it for me. You might go to your local libary or a big book store and look through a few more copies to make up your mind.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 11/19/2009 : 17:51:57

I have been getting it for years. I find it a pleasant read and sometimes a useful reference. Projects sometimes relate, and reviews of older boats can be very interesting, especially Ted Brewer's analysis, but it's not a DIY mag. Can't say if it would be worth it to you.

Edit: I misread and am referring to Good Old Boat.

Edited by - Dave5041 on 11/19/2009 17:53:18

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Response Posted - 11/19/2009 : 19:03:18

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave5041
 Edit: I misread and am referring to Good Old Boat.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I think that's what he meant. The other is Don Casey's book.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 11/19/2009 : 22:10:57

I also get "Good Old Boat" Magazine. They had a booth at the boat show the other year and I bought their cap as well !

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Even Chance
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Response Posted - 11/20/2009 : 01:22:52

I got it for years, and occasionally buy a copy at Barnes and Noble. It's less racing oriented than Sailing World, less long-distance cruising oriented than Cruising World. Like all hobby/technology magazines, after a while it seems to me I'm reading the same articles again and again (except for reviews of the latest and most expensive whatever that I can't or wouldn't buy anyhow). I resubscribed this year to Sail because of a ridiculously low-priced offer, and they've re-oriented the magazine more towards people like us and boats like ours.

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hinmo
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Response Posted - 11/20/2009 : 03:49:45

Correction - I did mean "Good Old Boat".

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 11/20/2009 : 05:28:14

I get it and I love it.

Lattitudes and Attitudes is another story. It goes strait into the trash.

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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 11/20/2009 : 11:57:10

I just got my renewal notice and as a Holiday Gift another year subscription. I enjoy reading the magazine, have learned a few things. I keep them all and have been a subscriber since Day One. I canceled "Sail" years ago. I have never found racing oriented magazines helpful at all (ever wonder why there aren't more racing topics on these forums? - it's not because the racers don't wanna give away their secrets, it's just that the books on sail trim and tactics cover everything you need to know other than being out there and gaining experience). I stopped Practical Sailor when they stopped making sense in the early 90s.

I do get: "Good Old Boat", "Cruising World" (primarily for Fatty Goodlander, he's a hoot), and Latitude 38, which is now online, too! (www.latitude38.com). I'll pick up a 48 North and Northwest Yachting if they're in the West Marine store at the time I get my Latitude "fix."

Funny you should mention Casey's book "This Old Boat." It's one of the three books that I'd take with me if I was told you can only take 5 or less books. The others are Calder's "Boatowners Manual for Mechanical & Electrical Systems" (2nd edition, I think it's better than the newer version), and his "Cruising Handbook." Those three books cover just about everything you need to know about boats. Then I'd take John Letcher's "Self Steering for Small Craft" and my copy of Dutton's "Navigation & Piloting" although Calder's Cruising covers much of that quite well. OK, maybe one of my sextant instruction books or Lewis' "Emergency Navigation." That's five, right? I started a Top Ten List for something recently and ended up with 23!

Oh, that and all the good stuff we "gather" from these great message boards and our Association websites.

Edited by - Stu Jackson C34 on 11/20/2009 12:02:06

John Russell
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Response Posted - 11/20/2009 : 12:00:08

I received a free copy in the box when Sailcare returned my sail to me today. I'll read it tonight.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 11/20/2009 : 16:54:31

I should have also mentioned that I enjoy getting the Wooden Boat Magazine. I have had interest to build a small sailboat from a kit but actually making the plunge is another matter. I just have too many things going on right now. Chesapeake Light craft has kits and classes. the classes get you to 70% completion and so that puts a dent in the procrastination factor but also puts a dent in your wallet. Another company that has sailboat kits that I have had interest in is Shell Boats's Lucky 13. In this case, you just get the kit and build it all on your own. Then again, I just go down to the dock and hop on my cat 25 and sail right away.

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 11/20/2009 : 18:07:23

What you read is really a matter of personal taste.

I love Good Old Boat and it is the only magazine I order and I read as soon as it arrives. It is interesting, love the reviews of older boats, it is sometimes helpful, always "folksy" -- but more importantly to me it is about the issues we all face with older boats. Also, it keeps reminding me that new is not always better. Is it worth the money? For me if given a choice between the weekly newspaper or Good Old Boat I would prefer the later. Is it an "essential" read? Absolutely not. One of these days Karen and Jerry will move on and it (the magazine) will probably morph into a same old, same old magazine like Sail. Until then I kind of like it.

Then again, my guess is that with all the sailing magazines out their none really can or do hit the spot for all. My son gets a racing mag that is way too technical for me. Sail seems more like an infomercial and the classics like yachting seem to rest on their laurels.

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Lee Panza
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Response Posted - 11/22/2009 : 02:04:38

"This Old Boat" is one of my favorites, too. I remembered reading something about "Good Old Boat" magazine in it, so I looked it up. Here's what Casey wrote: "Following the publication of the first edition of 'This Old Boat', a new magazine titled 'Good Old Boat' was launched. The similarity in titles is not a coincidence. 'Good Old Boat' magazine is aimed squarely at affordable sailing... Because no boatbuilders advertise in 'Good Old Boat', the reviews are honest. Or, because the reviews are honest, no boatbuilders advertise in 'Good Old Boat'. Either way, the budget-minded sailor wins. This magazine is currently hands-down the best topical resource for the old-boat owner."

IMHO, that quote captures the essence of Casey's style, and it illustrates why I'm so fond of his books.

This forum is a wonderful sharing-place for an assortment of people with different styles and priorities, but with a single common connection: we all cherish these well-designed watercraft that so effectively embody the principle of "affordable sailing".

That having been said, I've got to get to bed so I can get up early tomorrow to Work-On-The-Boat. I'm sure I'm not the only one who recognizes that that phrase is the ultimate oxymoron... like, "working" on my boat in any way equates to "working" in any other sense...

- Lee

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 11/22/2009 : 16:00:15

john,
how does the sail look coming back from Sailcare? mine looked very good!

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