Everybody wanted to know how he did it.

Jim's, as being a teacher, Jim thought,

you know what, I can write books on this and do a much better job

than the resources that I found, or that he found at the time.

And he started writing what we now call the Sailmakers Library

and the library that we still sell today.

Hey, welcome to...

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Hey, welcome to 59 degrees north with Andy Shell.

Greetings.

Welcome back to 59 degrees north, a podcast about sailing. I'm your host, Andy Schell, and this is episode number 118. Thanks again to Forbes Horton Yacht Sales for sponsoring this week's podcast episode. I asked Forbes a question I get asked a lot myself. Where should folks, on a smaller budget, look for a boat capable of crossing an ocean in reasonable

style and comfort?

I think that some of the best values in a boat are boats that are proven passage makers,

boats that have returned from passages, and I think that an older

boat can really can provide a lot of satisfaction to an owner.

You know, they were typically overbuilt, they were typically well designed and designed for cruising rather than designed

for another application like sitting on the dock.

But what about the age of an older boat? Is that something that folks should be concerned

about? Those types of designs, you know, the fiberglass will last forever.

It's the stuff that's bolted to it that wears out.

So when you find a boat that's a hull form that you like, you know, you don't ever be afraid to reinvest in it because the boat will be forever as long as, you know, you take care of the

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