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    Quote Originally Posted by Tchoupitoulas View Post
    R2ak?
    Oh yeah, I remember now -- that is why he is is installing a system to run a propeller off a recumbent bicycle frame.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pogen View Post
    Oh yeah, I remember now -- that is why he is is installing a system to run a propeller off a recumbent bicycle frame.
    He seems to be a great fan of Harken roller furlers ha ha ha.

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    Ya think? I tried the top-down furler thing too (before Harken's version came out).

    My reaction was remarkably similar. Harken's regular jib furlers are fine though.

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    Saphire 27.

    Carrying on the Express 27's reverse sheer.

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    Daggerboard instead of swing keel. For shorthanded offshore, I'd ask 'em for an internal rudder on bearings, rather than the external rudder. Also, I'm nolt sure about the fathead main and no backstay but I guess the Antrim 27 does that. I bet with some careful design thinking, they can move the shrounds in 2 inches to allow for an overlapping jib. They might have to add a partial bulkhead to do it.
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    Left Coast Dart. ( a little closer to home than the Saphire...) with an internal rudder? Hmm. I think it's a little bit small.
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    The Dart is no more I think. Only a handful were made. Not really built as an ocean boat, NTTAWWT. Website seems offline.

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    Donovan 27. As long as you don't get pooped. http://sailinganarchy.com/classifieds/show-ad/?id=2935

    Hey a $75k used Seascape 27. http://sailinganarchy.com/classifieds/show-ad/?id=2915

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    The Dart molds got sold to Anacortes Yacht Rigging. But yeah, not really intended to be an offshore boat. That Donovan is very nice. Don't waste weight on paint! *blink*

    But that's still not what I was after. I think that there will never be a dedicated North American shorthanded boat, like the Figaro's and Mini's are in. Europe. Pity.
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    No sponsorship money here, so we have to sail what we've got. But that's not an altogether bad thing.

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