[frers-list]frers33 for cruising

[Albert Francis X NSSC]

Rob,

I've had my 33 for two years now and as a cruiser it is an amazing boat.
Mine does not have a shower with a sump in the head but with a little work I
could install something like that.  Mine also does not have hot water but it
does have cold pressure water.  I could add the hot water heater and have
both.  The holding tank is a little small but for four folks for a weekend
it would be fine.  I've had ten on mine for long weekend races and the tank
is just about full as we get back after two days.  The boat is a fairly dry
boat and if you'll take a look at the sheer you'll notice the bow rises on
the sheer line.  This helps keep the back of the boat fairly dry even in big
waves.

As for being caught in a blow I was caught in 42 knot winds and 7 foot seas.
We were supposed to have 22 knot winds that day with 3 foot seas but a
hurricane coming up the coast was hit by high pressure coming down the coast
which caused the hurricane to turn around and head back down south.  My
guess is that the extreme low pressure of the hurricane caused the high
pressure winds to really whip up.  We started racing with just a reefed main
sail heading down wind but within 45 minutes realized we had to retire.  For
that 45 minutes we sailed at speeds up to 14 knots in 7 foot seas and waves
that would break around us as we surfed down them.  The boat did just fine
although I was a little shaky.

Good luck,
Frank Albert 

 -----Original Message-----
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Sent:	Friday, February 18, 2005 22:15
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Subject:	[frers-list]frers33 for cruising

I'm looking for a clean frers33 and am looking for some candid advice. 

Can anyone comment on the overall cruising capability of the boat? This is
truly going to have be a dual purpose boat and will have to accommodate a
few long weekends (maybe up to 5-7 days) per year (usually just me and my
wife), up and down the New England coast.

Is the boat dry enough for cruising?

Has anyone managed to fit a short dodger in front of the traveller?

Has anyone been caught in a blow in a frers33. How did she manage?

Any advice on what to look out for in terms of typical survey issues (i.e.,
mast step issues, delamination, etc.). Any serious moisture issues with the
cored hull?

Any other advice?

Thanks for any info,

Rob
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