My advice is don't. You're undertaking a considerable project to cruise a boat that was not built to be a cruiser. IMO you'll be happier finding a racer/cruiser boat that fits you needs and sailing grounds. Retain the value of the 37R for someone looking to race. I find my 37+ (tall rig, wing keel) to be tender and frequently wonder if a deeper keel would beneficial.
If you insist on proceeding then I would make sure that to modify to the largest torpedo bulb possible and draft to 6 or 6.5 feet. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Fri, Jul 13, 2018, 12:59 PM Languid Refiner via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone, I've purchased the 1988 37R 'Assailant' in Ontario and will > be using her as a cruiser instead of a racer. The 8'1" draw looks like it > will cause me some grief with the sailing I want to do along the St. > Lawrence River and onward. My plan is to shorten the keel. Does anyone have > advice or guidance to offer? > > Many Thanks, > > Noah > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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