While we've come to love our S2, the ports are a constant source of
worry. We spoke to other owners and most were in the same boat. The
ports are both thin and very poorly fastened so that leaks are a
certainty if you sail the boat hard. We saw the fix on the 8.6 posted
and it's quite involved. Anyone have a less complicated answer to this
problem. Our interior has taken a beating due to leaks, mostly on the
starboard side.


EXACTLY what we found on the two boats we rejected. One is still for
sale at City Island Yacht club and no one will buy it. But I'm glad he
likes his 8.1 for being small, shallow draft and slow. Those are great
qualities!

RB
35s5...better than ANY Express or S2 and clearly faster!
NY