Gordon wrote:
Talking to a very knowledgeable surveyor here, without looking at the
particular boat, says that Irwins were roomy and make great liveaboards, but
were not to be trusted offshore. They were a cheaply made boat to fit a
particular market and not for the serious cruiser.
That seems to fit what many of you have said.
Thanks all
Gordon


Did the surveyor say why Irwins "were not to be trusted offshore"? Are
they prone to breaking up and sinking, thru hulls fall out, mast break
off? What makes them dangerous offshore? Just like to know his reasons.
krj

The story on this page might shed some light.

http://pages.sssnet.com/go2erie/wind.htm

Scroll down to the Irwin Citation
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Roger Long



"krj" wrote

Did the surveyor say why Irwins "were not to be trusted offshore"?
Are they prone to breaking up and sinking, thru hulls fall out, mast
break off? What makes them dangerous offshore? Just like to know his
reasons.
krj

Roger Long wrote:
The story on this page might shed some light.

http://pages.sssnet.com/go2erie/wind.htm

Scroll down to the Irwin Citation

The story talks about the side of the hull flexing
while beating into 4-5' chop. I read a similar
story about the Irwin 53 that was written by a
delivery skipper.

Bottom line, they are not blue water boats. The
same can be (and is) said about a lot of other
manufacturers products as well.

Don W.

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:58:03 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote:

The story on this page might shed some light.

http://pages.sssnet.com/go2erie/wind.htm

Scroll down to the Irwin Citation

That's the Citation, which was a very lightweight boat compared to the
37 or 42. A very different boat.

Steve

Serious flexing!
G
"krj" wrote in message
. ..
Gordon wrote:
Talking to a very knowledgeable surveyor here, without looking at the
particular boat, says that Irwins were roomy and make great liveaboards,
but
were not to be trusted offshore. They were a cheaply made boat to fit a
particular market and not for the serious cruiser.
That seems to fit what many of you have said.
Thanks all
Gordon


Did the surveyor say why Irwins "were not to be trusted offshore"? Are
they prone to breaking up and sinking, thru hulls fall out, mast break
off? What makes them dangerous offshore? Just like to know his reasons.
krj