On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 19:18:32 -0800, "Alan Gomes" wrote:


Actually, I think the boat weighs closer to 6300 lbs. Mine had a Universal
18 diesel and, as I mentioned, I had no complaints about access.

All I know is what the owner claimed, and how I saw it perform. The
qualities that made it surf (with crew deployed properly) were related
to its light weight relative to the C&C 27s it raced against, which
would surf, but not as readily.

And yet the same hulls with different ballasts would react differently
heading into a sea. The C&C 27s would plow through, and the N27 would
be practically *stopped*. You could tell what type of conditions would
be brutal, although in a flatter, less leftover slop kind of sea and
with a full hoist, the boat would heel over and take off in the manner
pretty familiar to C&C owners.

But yes, a nice inshore/coastal boat for one or two, or a club racer
for five or so.

R.