As for the specifics of a given boat's gear, deck layout,
wiring, etc etc... you're right on, a sistership is useless
as a teaching platform.


Doug, quite honestly, you're a know nothing bag of farts. We are a full
service yard and work on many sailboats every season. Catalina,
Pearson, C&C, Rangers, Freedom's and all the rest come through and I
see plenty of them. While there are changes now and again, the vast
majority of production boats are VERY close right down to the wiring.
The 35s5 that I surveyed prior to buying Heart of Gold was IDENTICAL to
the one we puchased in every important way. If you can't get a SOLID
idea of a boat from a properly set up sistership, you're absolutely
retarded.
Such idiocy would astound me if it wasn't from Doug, the King of Keels!


RB
35s5
NY