Hobie 33?
or
http://sailingcatamarans.com/index.p...25ft/160-sango
cheers
bob
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.
Saphire 27.
Carrying on the Express 27's reverse sheer.
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.
Last edited by AlanH; 05-23-2017 at 01:08 PM.
1968 Selmer Series 9 B-flat and A clarinets
1962 Buesher "Aristocrat" tenor saxophone
Piper One Design 24, Hull #35; "Alpha"
Left Coast Dart. ( a little closer to home than the Saphire...) with an internal rudder? Hmm. I think it's a little bit small.
1968 Selmer Series 9 B-flat and A clarinets
1962 Buesher "Aristocrat" tenor saxophone
Piper One Design 24, Hull #35; "Alpha"
The Dart is no more I think. Only a handful were made. Not really built as an ocean boat, NTTAWWT. Website seems offline.
Couple on SA
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
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.
1968 Selmer Series 9 B-flat and A clarinets
1962 Buesher "Aristocrat" tenor saxophone
Piper One Design 24, Hull #35; "Alpha"
No sponsorship money here, so we have to sail what we've got. But that's not an altogether bad thing.