Thanks for the Info
Alan,Thank you for the information. Right after I purchase the boat, I am planning and setting money aside just for the fairing of the hull, keel, and rudder. It is a lot of work, but when did this for the NY36, it made a world of difference. I did the NY36's keel with templates from Compukeel. I see that they have templates for the Hunter 35.5. Do you know if anyone has used these templates for the Hunter 35.5 wing keel? The Compukeel templates for the NY36 were great. We can point to windward with the best of them.One of the reasons that I want a Hunter 35.5 is because of the fractional rig. I believe all the 35.5 built had fractional with backstays, correct? The NY36 is a fractional and like I said above, we have been able to point very well. I find a fractional sail plan easier to trim and to balance the helm. Tall masts and big mains work well in our light air.I plan to purchase a new sail inventory when I get the boat. I will run a 155% furling dacron genoa and full batten dacron main with a dutchman for the Wednesday nights and family cruising. For the big regattas, I plan to have a North 3DL set. As I said in my earlier message, I plan to figure how to get the dacron sails on and off without a lot of work. I will take advise if this sounds like a crazy plan.The wheel steering, swim platform, and self-flaking sails of the 35.5 will make my family happy. I will find a way to make the 35.5 competitive in the local PHRF fleet. Like you said earlier, there is a lot more to sailing than a fast boat. I got copies of the North Sail Trim/Tactics seminars for my crew this year. The crew showed great improvement the whole year after going through the course. We captured boat of year for our Wed. night class on the NY36 using a re-conditioned 12 year old dacron main. If they are handing out 159 ratings in GYA (over 138), I will take it. Anyways, thank you again for the information.Cap'n Bob,We have the same PHRF rating as the NY36s in Long Island. It was a one-design boat at one time. I personally want the Chesapeake Bay rating of 114, but we are doing to well to get GYA to raise it. I personnel do not understanding the rating game in GYA and it is a game for sure. I actually want to have a rating under 147 even if I put a lot of the cruising options on the boat. I have been sailing in the same class since I got into GYA, so I would like to keep racing against the boats I know. I believe I could work with base rating that they are giving a Hunter 35.5. A tall mast and big main works well in light air. Our IJPE on the NY36 are 42, 12.6, 46, and 16 for 11,000 of displacement. The Hunter 35.5 is not that far off. I am attaching a picture of the NY36. It is great to hear that sailing is starting back in Pensacola after the tough fall. Looking forward to come over there this summer. I saw a 35.5 was recently sold in the Mobile area. Is that the 35.5 that showed up in the recent races? I cannot find the Hunter 35 your speaking of on the GYA list.Thank you,Mark