“Fun, isn’t measured by the size of the boat!”

One of the best stories I have read in a long time by William Sisson of Soundings Magazine! ”

Cleaning out my boat bag a couple of weekends ago, I found some damp notes I’d written quite awhile back tucked away in one of the side pockets. The timing of the find was serendipitous, given the “less is more” theme of several of the stories in this issue, starting with Chris Landry’s piece on what you can buy new for $35K or less and finishing with Eric Sorensen’s report on Eastern and Seaway boats. I took the notes one August evening more than a year ago while swinging on the hook aboard my little 43-year-old open boat, which we had given a second life in the form of a stem-to-stern “functional restoration.” I bought it for a song and put it together as funds permitted with the help of a friend. Never owed me a dime.

Earlier that same day I had edited a story on three big center consoles with price tags upward of $300,000, the kind of number that just might make you catch your breath for what are essentially open boats. Read More!