Yankee Simplicity: Six Cabin Cruisers | features.boats.com
by Chris Landry
“When I first bought the boat, I had the time to varnish it and really take care of it,” says Lyon, 60, who purchased the Dyer in 1991. “New boats require much less effort. Mine is an older one and she requires some work.”
Lyon put the Dyer on the market last spring.
That summer, he put in at a marina on Connecticut’s Mystic River for fuel. The dock attendant complimented him on a fine-looking boat. More praise came from two other boats as they passed the fuel dock. And as Lyon motored downriver, another boater called out, “Hey fella, good-looking boat!”
Lyon took Sea Lion off the market that day.
“It’s hard to sell a boat that receives so many flattering comments,” says Lyon, who is from Essex, Conn. and runs an apparel manufacturing company. “Vanity is doing me in.”
The lines and look of New England-style cruisingboats like the Dyer 29 seem to never fall out of favor. With their sweeping sheer lines, raised trunk cabins and wood-framed windshields, these boats possess a signature look that has been turning heads for decades. But they’re more than just pretty. The owners of the half-dozen boats featured here describe them as simple yet functional and relatively easy to maintain. They are seaworthy and seakindly, their fine entries slicing through rough water.
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