Mic wrote:
Was that before of after the "mods"?

What, the keel swinging back & forth? Before. That was why he built in a
set of laminated floor members.

.. I cant recall which magazine,
but earlier this year I was at a nautical book store and saw an
article regarding the mods that were made with a photo spread.
Amazing how after so many years it is a feature regarding boat
modifications.

Regardless I think that the suggestions and the mods he did make are
reasonable and thought out. What mods you u suggest?

I think his modifications were well thought out and very professionally
(better than most "professionals" probably) executed.

The things he did that I remember are rebuilding the cockpit floor...
more critical for strength than many people realize, and i can't recall
his drain configuration but that's also important. I'm sure he made the
drains bigger & simpler & more reliable. The hatch hood is also a good
idea on a small boat intended for long passages... I don't recall if he
built it of foam core, but that could be easily done and it would add
security and increase LPOS. Building in new structure... if the boat
needs more than some re-coring and maybe some re-tabbing, I'd think
seriously about looking for a different boat. That's a LOT of work, it
raises lots of questions, usually the deeper you dig the worse it gets.



Here is another like to a production boat journey.

http://members.tripod.com/~lbucko/mship.htm

"In 3,000 miles from Santa Barbara to Costa Rica you can get to know a
boat, and by that time you either hate it, tolerate it, or love it.
Fifteen years ago, I made the same trip from California to Costa Rica
in a 22' MacGregor-Venture and described it as "Sea-friendly".

OOOW my eyeballs... I find this page extremely hard to read. Sorry. The
guys sounds like he had a fun trip though, and this should be an
eye-opener to people insisting you need a crab-crusher... you not only
don't need one, you can make the trip in the dreaded MAC-26!!

BTW we've had friends with these boats, they sail pretty well... factory
QA is all over the map... but they can be pretty nice trailerable cruisers.


http://www.mavc2002.com/caledoniayawl/aegresum.htm

"12,000 miles in a 21ft Shetland boat?

A voyage from the North of Scotland (above) to Tahiti (right) and
beyond.....


Looks interesting, I might just buy this book. I like the boat although
I wonder if he didn't think of external ballast. The positive flotation
clearly saved their bacon & this has been discussed on this NG in the
past... most people diss the idea but clearly it has it's merits!

Thanks for this link.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King