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I crewed on a 23D a few times. We raked the mast forward a bit (6"?) and it balanced fine. Another tweak was getting the mainsail cut flatter....
I recently spent 9 summers aboard a Maple Leaf 50 in the Northwest. It has a much different hull but almost the same interior as the 54, with a...
I'm with Fast Fred on this. I spent the last 9 summers on a Maple Leaf 50, a better sailboat than most, and a better powerboat too. Hull...
A lof of boats like the J24 and S2 7.9 are over the legal max beam but everyone ignores it. I've never known anyone to bother with a permit, or...
All true but no shallow water for the Antrim. Also no question that a tri is a lot of stuff to build. The tri may be easier for 1-2 people to...
Doug, I think we're on the same wavelength. A few thoughts: A lightly weighted daggerboard plus bilge ballast would be structurally...
Alberto, Some of us are limited by shallow water and ramp launching. For example, in a bay where I sail regularly, I can't have more than 2'...
Doug, I like this idea too, as with the S2 7.9 and the Santana 23D, belly-ballasted with an efficient daggerboard that can be raised while...
I've read that a few Cape Dory Typhoons came with inboards, but I've never seen one. Can anyone confirm (or deny) this?
Unless you know someone in the anodizing business, getting one-off parts done, especially large ones, can be very expensive. So as the others...
These days it's hard to beat the Harbor 20, but you might look at the old Cape Dory Typhoon. For a lead-free option, see the Flying Scot, which...
I crewed on a Santana 23D many years ago and we found the hot setup was to rake the mast forward. I don't remember how much. I've since heard...
The Mac 26 isn't designed to win races or cross oceans, but it seems to do what a lot of people want to do with their boats pretty well. I've...
Some other boats like the ones mentioned: Nor'sea 27 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 and Dana 24 Folkboat and Contessa 26 Cape Dories...
