Smo...
With the possible expection of any of the Hendsons or Olsons, I'm not
sure there is a less good choice for what you want to do than any of the
s****t class J boats. 22, 24, 27, 29, .... are all great fun as race
boats, but I would be careful taking one as far as Bermuda.
First - They are all light weight hulls and do not (IMHO) have the
fortitude for long ocean passages. Read <http://www.j27.org/>
resurrection.
Second - They are fractional. In years at sea, I have had it
demonstrated that one is best off to have all the primary stays meet in
one place.
The only thing that is good, is that the outboard rudder is easy to rig
for self steering (get Self Steering Under Sail- Forthmann ISBN
0-07-022011-5)
I suggest that you keep looking. The amount of work you have already
outlined is serious. For what you would put in it, you can probably buy
something a whole lot closer.
Matt Colie
Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Mariner and Perpetual Sailor
The Smolenski's wrote:
> Over the winter i've been re-reading through my library of books about
small
> boat singlehaneded passages. Just finished Trekka by John guzzwell about
a
> cir***navigation in a 20 footer''
> It got me dreaming about someday doing the same
>
> I'm looking for suggestions for production boats in the 22 to 28 foot
range
> that might be converted for a cir***navigation.
> Any suggestions on a model available used in this category??
> I'm wondering about the J-27 available locally for 20 grand used. looks
> like a sturdy and fast boat
> Adding a roller furling jib an beefed up main with jiffy reefing and a
> steering vane and maybe renewing the rigging up a size or two and
possible
> cutting the cockpit size down a bit
> any other suggestions??
>
> Ley me know what you thinK\\
>
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> Smo
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