Choosing A Cruising Boat—Shade and Ventilation

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1. The Right Way to Buy a Boat…And The Wrong Way
2. Is It a Need or a Want?
3. Buying a Boat—A Different Way To Think About Price
4. Buying a Cruising Boat—Five Tips for The Half-Assed Option
5. Are Refits Worth It?
6. Buying a Boat—Never Say Never
7. Five Ways That Bad Boats Happen
8. The Two Biggest Lies Yacht Brokers Tell
9. Learn From The Designers
10. You May Need a Bigger Boat Than You Think
11. Sail Area: Overlap, Multihulls, And Racing Rules
12. 8 Tips For a Great Cruising Boat Interior Arrangement
13. Of Cockpits, Wheelhouses And Engine Rooms
14. Cockpits—Part 1, Safe and Seamanlike
15. Cockpits—Part 2, Visibility and Ergonomics
16. Offshore Sailboat Winches, Selection and Positioning
17. Choosing a Cruising Boat—Shelter
18. Choosing A Cruising Boat—Shade and Ventilation
19. Pitfalls to Avoid When Buying a New Voyaging Boat
20. Cyclical Loading: Why Offshore Sailing Is So Hard On A Boat
21. Cycle Loading—8 Tips for Boat and Gear Purchases
22. Characteristics of Boat Building Materials
23. Impact Resistance—How Hull Materials Respond to Impacts
24. Impact Resistance—Two Collision Scenarios
25. Hull Materials, Which Is Best?
26. The Five Things We Need to Check When Buying a Boat
27. Six Warnings About Buying Fibreglass Boats
28. Buying a Fibreglass Boat—Hiring a Surveyor and Managing the Survey
29. What We Need to Know About Moisture Meters and Wet Fibreglass Laminate
30. Offshore Sailboat Keel Types
31. US$30,000 Starter Cruiser—Part 1, How We Shopped For Our First Cruising Sailboat
32. US$30,000 Starter Cruiser—Part 2, The Boat We Bought
33. US$30,000 Starter Cruiser—How It’s Working Out
34. Q&A, What’s the Maximum Sailboat Size For a Couple?
35. At What Age should You Stop Sailing And Buy a Motorboat?
36. A Motorsailer For Offshore Voyaging?