| Title: | SAILING |
| Notice: | Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference |
| Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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I would like comments regarding the Hunter 27. Yesterday, I looked
at a 1981 Hunter 27. The boat had roller furling with only a working
jib or at most a 110 jib. She also had an 8 Hp, Yanmar diesel.
Does the '81 Hunter 27 sail well?
Why put roller furling on a small jib?
Is 8 Hp enough for a 27' boat?
Frank
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1601.1 | reviewed | RIPPLE::KOWALSKI_MA | I've got to fly to St Somewhere | Thu Sep 20 1990 12:00 | 3 |
I think this boat is reviewed in the Practical Sailor book called
"how to choose the best boat" or something. It's a 2 volume set.
So it's probably in a back issue somewhere.
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| 1601.2 | Min $, Min Boat | STAR::PROULX | Fri Sep 21 1990 23:37 | 14 | |
The Hunter 27 is reviewed in Practical Sailor's book. A summary of
their comments is that it's an adequate, but somewhat least boat for
the least money type situation. Great lack of go-fast design features
and hardware; As sailing skills develop, owner may become frustrated
with boat.
Re: engine - I have a 7-hp Yanmar in an Ericson 26 and it is just
barely adequate. It will move the boat at over 5 knots in calm water,
but in a chop and headwind it has its hands full.
Suggest that particularly in today's used boat market you could do
better than the Hunter.
- Jean
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| 1601.3 | STEREO::HO | Mon Sep 24 1990 10:07 | 13 | ||
At the right price it may be the right boat. How does the asking price
compare to that of other boats of similar size and vintage?
Some dinghies have roller furling jibs. The furling gear comes in all
sizes.
I concur with the opinion in -.1 on the engine. It could use more pep.
See my account of my Maine trip. One boat whose motor is well regarded
by some is the Tartan 27 with the 25 hp Atomic four. Said to be
confidence inspiring in places like Woods Hole. However, it's a gas
engine and all of the Tartan 27s are around 20+ years old by now.
- gene
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| 1601.4 | AT4's Tartans & Tritons | BOMBE::ALLA | Thu Sep 27 1990 13:42 | 28 | |
Hunters and many of the lower price range boats touted the diesel
engine, however most were way underpowered. (old Tartan 27's and
28ft Pearson Tritons with Atomic 4's give you a 64 cubic inch disp
engine rated at 30hp @ 3500 rpm. Actually with direct drive you end
up with about 16hp @ 2000rpm)
Its the engine displacement that does it and one cylinder diesels tend
to be down in the 10-15 cu inch range. Vineyard Sound with a chop
and Woods Hole against the current are places where these engines don't
give much satisfaction.
On old Atomic 4's; it depends on how they have been cared for, many of
the 20+ yr ones give reliable service if well maintained (read that as
PROPER lay up for the winter, FWC fresh water cooling helps a lot; as
I run a 23 year old Atomic 4 with FWC that still has 120 psi
compression and reasonable oil consumption today)
The Practical Sailor guides are good for a starting point, but each
individual boat needs to be judged on how it was maintained, used, etc
Sail boats can get by with small engines only if they have the right
sails (storm or heavy weather jib and a GOOD reefing system for the
main) and the ability to carry these in rough going. However I'm
of the opinion that you either have an engine which handle the bad
or none at all.
Frank
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