"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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Max, the only one eating their heart out is Sloco's, who's
Expressasaurus now looks even more ancient and cheap. The IS35 is
awesome, though not exactly the family boat we own and love now.
We actually had one in our yard for a couple of years. The owner dry
sailed the thing and paid through the nose to launch about 4 or 5
times per season. It's funny that his second boat, sitting in a slip,
was a Stone Horse! I guess he had the same idea you have; a slow, but
pretty cruiser and a seperate high performance beast for racing.
Congrats, dude!

I did a sea trial today with the owner. We dropped the boat in the lake at
around 3pm, just about the time the wind died. With 5kts. or less, this
boat moves as if its screw is turning. To weather it made a consistent
3kts. and off the wind it nearly equaled what we were measuring as apparent
wind. I thought I was on an iceboat. It will take a while to get used to
the deep keel with bulb (7' 7") as we have lots o' shoal water around here
now. Out on Lake Michigan it appeared to be almost dead calm, but the boat
kept ghosting at about a knot or better. I was mightily impressed. This
particular boat comes with two dozen sails, mostly mains, but some decent
headsails and spinnakers, too. I'm told, however, that I'll have to invest
in new sails if I want to be competitive, as everything in the inventory is
already "blown out." Could have fooled me--they all appear new. Most are
Kevlar and Spectra on a Mylar base, but there are a main and headsail that
are bi-directional carbon and appear to be in perfect shape. We'll no doubt
race with them this summer, at least until we get a feel for the boat and
gain some experience. All instruments are B&G, except for a Tacktick
compass on the mast. We really have nothing else to buy for the boat at
the present time. I'm pumped.

Max

Sounds good, Max. I'm happy for you. Got any pics?

Scotty




"Maxprop" wrote in message
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I did a sea trial today with the owner. We dropped the
boat in the lake at
around 3pm, just about the time the wind died. With 5kts.
or less, this
boat moves as if its screw is turning. To weather it made
a consistent
3kts. and off the wind it nearly equaled what we were
measuring as apparent
wind. I thought I was on an iceboat. It will take a
while to get used to
the deep keel with bulb (7' 7") as we have lots o' shoal
water around here
now. Out on Lake Michigan it appeared to be almost dead
calm, but the boat
kept ghosting at about a knot or better. I was mightily
impressed. This
particular boat comes with two dozen sails, mostly mains,
but some decent
headsails and spinnakers, too. I'm told, however, that
I'll have to invest
in new sails if I want to be competitive, as everything in
the inventory is
already "blown out." Could have fooled me--they all
appear new. Most are
Kevlar and Spectra on a Mylar base, but there are a main
and headsail that
are bi-directional carbon and appear to be in perfect
shape. We'll no doubt
race with them this summer, at least until we get a feel
for the boat and
gain some experience. All instruments are B&G, except for
a Tacktick
compass on the mast. We really have nothing else to buy
for the boat at
the present time. I'm pumped.

Max

"Scotty" wrote in message
. ..
Sounds good, Max. I'm happy for you. Got any pics?

Not yet. But I should have soon. The owner gave me a few shots of the boat
under sail with the black sails, but my scanner isn't working right now . .
..

Max