Lake City Marina Sunrise
upgraded pearson 36-2 helmstation

Pearson 36-2 Electrical system and electronics upgrades

One of the things that has always concerned me when cruising is conserving battery power. In an effort to minimize those concerns, I have...
BVI Bareboat Sailing Adventure

BVI Bareboat Sailing Adventure Simply the Best

My wife and I are very enthusiastic sailors and it had long been our dream to go on a BVI bareboat sailing adventure. We are lucky enough to have...
V-berth cabin sole

Pearson 36-2 Upgrades For Comfort

My primary reason for upgrading from a 1978 Pearson 31 to our 1985 Pearson 36-2 is that our family had simply outgrown the 31. With three growing...
cap rail replacement

Pearson 36-2 Cap Rail Replacement

One of the more tedious tasks that I have undertaken towards the refit of my Pearson 36-2 was replacement of the cap rail that sits over the hull to...
Pearson 36-2 deck project

Pearson 36-2 Deck Repairs and Deck Hardware Replacement

Prior to buying my Pearson 36-2, I had it professionally surveyed. The surveyor spent more than four hours going over every inch of the boat. He...
Pearson 36-2 bottom job

Pearson 36-2 Complete Bottom Job

Another project that was completed during the first winter was a complete epoxy bottom job. When I purchased the Pearson 36-2, the bottom was coated...

1980 Ta Shing Baba 40

Now here is a beauty I found on www.sailboatlistings.com today. Nice! So what got me started this time. One of our sailing friends at the marina mentioned that he had been eyeballing a Baba 35 as he felt that we had upped the bar with the purchase of our Islander 28....

Lake City Yacht Club Racing

Last Saturday found us out sailing, I know, big surprise. We set sail south towards Lake City and found ourselves near some keel boat racing. Looked to be mostly J-Boats (oh, oh, now I need a J-Boat). We stayed back out of the way, but Honey Bunny was still able to...

1976 Ranger 28-2

(Joe has since removed his Ranger 28 from sale. Sorry. Editor) One of Boat de Jour's readers has decided he would like to sell his 1976 Ranger 28-2. Joe is listing his Ranger 'as is, where is' which is at Lynn Creek Marina on Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie, TX midway...

The World Tour’s Hallberg Rassy 352 For Sale

If you have been following The World Tour's blog then you may be interested to know that Alex and Taru have put their beloved Caos up for sale so as to purchase a larger and as of yet secret new sailboat. You can see more information about their yacht, a Hallberg...

A New Sailing Friend – Cruising Lealea

Found this video while perusing around one of our favorite sailing blogs, cruisinglealea.com and their adjoining You Tube Channel. The video above is not Lealea, an Albin Vega 27 of course, but is instructive none the less. Sarah with a h are you watching? Chuck and...

Shelf-Foot and Other Musings.

June 4th and 5th summer finally arrived on Lake Pepin in Minnesota. We had actual warm weather, I mean, turn on the fan in the saloon and still be hot, weather. The first of the season and happy for it. Lots of folks were out enjoying their watercraft this past...