Hi Kevin, Thanks for the feedback. Raven looks great! How is the mainsheet clearance for the aft end of the enclosure? Looks like it might be close. Do you have a traveller or just two blocks for the mainsheet? It looks like you don't have the inner forestay, but do have a babystay? I notice most LF43s have a traveller track just forward of the mast, which I assume is for a self tacking staysail on a boom? I've only seen one fully rigged as a cutter with furling staysail, but am not sure how it's all rigged. Sounds like the lack of deck storage can be mitigated in a few ways, maybe with some of the storage across from the engine. I've been aboard a few CC boats (Hylas, Whitby, Moody, Taswell, Westerly) and of course the cockpit when enclosed is great, and the interiors are usually amazing, but I have never sailed one. I expect the improved visibility will be welcome. I was going to ask about your dinghy - are those storage hangers on the stern of Raven? Have you stored it on the foredeck before?
-- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:25 PM Kevin Wright <kcwright...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Shawn, > I had an Olson 30 I raced on lake Ontario, the Landfall is not that. It > sails well for being a 43' cruising boat (modified fin, short rig). To > be honest, I don't pay too much attention to how fast we're going and how > much wind there is. When there's wind we sail, when we drop below 2 knots > we fire up the engine and get to where we want to be. All that being said, > it's a great boat. Maybe someone else can chime in here with better info. > > As for deck storage it has the 2 aft deck lockers, one is for a 20lb > propane tank (Fits snug) the starboard side is more than twice as big, we > store a second tank and flippers and masks etc. There's a line locker on > the port side next to the cockpit, we keep all our dock lines and a 10L > jerry can and has room for 2 small bags of garbage. The boat has no place > to store sails, when we go on vacation we store the kite in the shower with > the extra beer. The anchor locker is big, on top of the chain and rode for > the 2 anchors we keep the portable generator there with lots of room to > spare. > > I find the cockpit to be plenty big and comfortable, no complaints. All > center cockpits are not easy to get in and out of if they have an > enclosure, probably one of the reasons why the backrest are the > height they are. We have a full enclosure at one height (see link below) > like having an extra living room in all weather. I upgraded to a folding > 40" wheel, which makes it feel a bit more racy :) > > I looked at the boat on FB, ours is set up a bit differently. Where the FB > boat has the captain's birth we have workbench and shelves. Below that is > lots of storage. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/h1kn0cmw1nk3aqo/20220815.jpg?dl=0 > > *Kevin Wright* > Raven > 1985 Landfall 43 > Midland ON >
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