Scotty wrote:
What, exactly, is ''blue water friendly'' ?

SBV


"Chi Chi" wrote in message
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Shaun,
I am in the process of buying a 1981 37 foot hunter cutter
rigged but it has
a shoal keel, don't know much about sail boats yet have
only ever had power
boats before. I was told that the early 80's cherubini
design are excellent
quality and design boats, plus the price I'm paying for it
at $25,000.00
with all the accessory's the current seller has added to
make it a more live
aboard comfortable and blue water friendly i don't think I
can wrong with
it. I had the boat surveyed and my surveyor told me the
boat and all the
extra's included make a real good deal and I shouldn't
have any problems
other then a few minor things but that's to be expected He
siad he would
feel comfortable and safe going to the carribean in it as
it sits now so I
think I'm gonna be ok with it. I have heard that the later
80's models had
some problems so You might want to consider only looking
at the early 80's
models.



go to http://www.image-ination.com/sailcalc.html and you'll see the
motion comfort is low compared to similar sized boats and the roll over
ratio isn't the best.
G

go to http://www.image-ination.com/sailcalc.html and you'll see the
motion comfort is low compared to similar sized boats and the roll over

ratio isn't the best.



But then there are J-Boats with even lower comfort/capsize ratios that
are taken offshore with great success. True, the H34 is no full keel
heavy displacement boat, but it's also faster in many situations and
has it's own strengths. There are some folks who have no problem with
the idea of taking a J30 on a long voyage...and others who wouldn't
think of it in anything less than an Alberg 30. Two very different
boats and the J is certainly missing the numbers associated with long
range cruising.
In the end it's up to the sailor.


Robert
35s5
NY