DSK wrote:
Markus Rautanen wrote:
All the equipment on deck I found more than satisfactory. Cockpit is
quite large for it's class, and it is widened in the aft to allow
more space for the helmsman. Interior is, as I'm sure you know, a
bit roughly made with little wood and plenty of GRP showing. The
keel mechanism is easy to operate with the electonic hydraulic pump.


Now you've got me interested... the south east US has many
shallow areas, a lifting keel is a great idea.

Yep, same here in Finland. However I'm slightly suspicious of the consept of
a lifting keel. Would it bother me if I was considering buying a 27.7?
Propably not. It's just a bit hard to think of it being structually as sound
as a traditional keel - although Beneteau assures it is. And because it's
lifting, I guess one is less likely to ground it since it's up when in the
shallow areas... The mechanism seemed very simple (in a good way) and as I
said, easy to use.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Breeze here is now certainly fresh, considering temperature is around -20
Celsius (about -5 Fahrenheit)

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Markus