Cape Dory Typhoon Sr

I have a bit of a soft spot for the small Cape Dory’s. They promise a seaworthiness that belies the diminutive size.  In truth, they’re not that great to sail compared to a fin keel boat the same size, but its easy to make a cape dory look very yachty!

Bronze Portlights!

This Typhoon Senior has a trailer and is located on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia and could be a hell of a deal for someone who lives in an area without many boats. This boat looks particularly clean. Typhoon’s don’t have much in the way of systems, so you may have to add electrical. Plumbing consists of a portapotty and the engine is an outboard. Its hard to get simpler than that!

Tiller with Engine Well

Bridge Deck Companionway

See the original ad on the Annapolis Craigslist where the owner is asking $8000.

 

Falmouth Cutter 22′

She looks salty even on a trailer.

I don’t know why the poster chose to put this little Falmouth Cutter on to Baltimore’s craigslist but there she was this morning. I have a soft spot in my heart for these absurdly expensive little cutters. They just make you dream of telling everyone to go screw and setting sail all by one’s self. As a day boat, she’d probably be a real pain to sail but as a dream, what could be more perfect?

See the ad here.

The cabin is tight but all you really need.

What looks to be a big dickerson diesel stove.

Offshore worthy transom hung rudder.

1978 Catalina 22

Normally, I wouldn’t look twice at a Catalina 22. The little buggers are ubiquitous on the inland lakes where I grew up, but for the bay I want a real boat. Until that is, I saw the ad for this fin keel Catalina. I’ve long been a fan of Catalina as a brand, having sailed a 42 for about five years and owning a 30 for a year. Now that I’m boatless, I’d seriously consider one for my current situation if I didn’t have so many friends with boats! One wants a trailer with a Catalina 22 and this one looks like she has a nice trailer. She’ll be more of a pain to load up than a swing keel boat, but the increased performance will be well worth it if you leave the boat in the water during the season. See the craigslist ad here.

The decks don’t look that great, but on such a small boat it would be a relatively small job to get those in good shape. There’s massive support on line for these boats, and it looks like a lot of the hard work is already done on this boat.