BTW My boat came like that, and a deal i could not nor would nor refuse. Cruising the pamlico and neuse river dont allow for much more draft, and I have already dabbed a few times but its just mush. Very glad I was able to find this boat locally and have a C &C to sail in a land of Catalina, Benys and Island Packets Now its time to finish the punchlist and be first over the line, as she has done in the past :)
John Conklin On Jul 13, 2018, at 2:08 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: 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<mailto: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<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfed14fe54bc34aed171408d5e8eba704%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636671021165840989&sdata=ITfYvukF%2Fzr1itYWicNI%2F3OwcY6aqkUQY1GRG1EmF5A%3D&reserved=0> _______________________________________________ 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://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfed14fe54bc34aed171408d5e8eba704%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636671021165840989&sdata=ITfYvukF%2Fzr1itYWicNI%2F3OwcY6aqkUQY1GRG1EmF5A%3D&reserved=0
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