I don't see anything in this that implies "old boats" are strong and new
boats aren't. Certainly an offshore boat needs to be well built - dah! There
are plenty of new, high -tech boats that are much stronger than old boats -
and much more fun to sail..

Paul
www.jcruiser.org
"Trent D. Sanders" wrote in message
om...
If you wonder about not being dependent on "high-tech" and electrical
stuff on your boat, and why you want a "good old boat" that was
strongly built, check this out. It's one of the guys that had to quit
the Singlehanded TransPac last week due to boat / equipment failure.
Very scary.

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums...showtopic=6203

Trent Sanders
S/V Cimba