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Yes, I like the Allied 35 & 36, especially when in restored condition.
But as a relatively novice sailor and as a first-time boat buyer (have
only been sailing club boats), I worry that my heart will over-take my
head. Alternatively stated, in the form of a question, though the
shallow full keel draft (the 35 has a bronze centerboard) is ideal for
the Chesapeake, the boat's displacement and wetness are not ideal for
the doldrums of summer. But I am drawn to these boats, as I am the HR
35 and both the cutaway keel and keel-fin Bristols. I am also drawn by
their price. I do not care too much about speed (I compete in my other
sports), but I also want a boat that I can daysail by myself without a
whole lot of hassle (I've got the muscle, at least for another ten
years, hopefully). Its here that I worry that these boats, say relative
to a Catalina 30 or Sabre 28, will be less than optimal. Any opinions?

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Ok, I'll throw in my $.02. YMMV.

Aesthetics is aesthetics and performance is performance. Sometimes
they're congruent, sometimes they intersect, sometimes they have
nothing in common.

Me, I'm too old and life is too short to sail full-keel boats in light
air. I no longer have any desire to sail on any boat with a D/L ratio
over 275 under most circumstances and I wouldn't wanna own anything
with D/L ratio over 250. The closer to 200, the better. Yes, I mean a
cruising boat, not a racer. Of course, that's a generalization and
there'll always be exceptional cases; D/L ratio is only one of many
factors to consider.

I'd never accuse Catalina of being pretty or of being a quality boat.
BUT... if I were you, looking to singlehand in (often) light air, I'd
buy the Catalina in a heartbeat over the turtles you find aesthetically
pleasing. Walk the docks if you need an aesthitic fix and admire other
people's beautiful (slow) boats. For your own pleasure, sail something
that'll actually *sail* in your local conditions.

Frank

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