Kirie Elite 29

sail sfbay · Oct 19, 2022

Welcome to the forum!!

The Kirie Elite Elite 29 in your Avatar is awesome!!

PaulK · Oct 20, 2022

Those are nice boats. The Kiriés I've seen appear more carefully put together than their Beneteau cousins. Moving weight out of the cockpit (sail bags & crew amidships) might improve racing results by keeping the transom from dragging. SailboatData.com - ELITE 29 Sailboat

Hat trick · Feb 16, 2024

Hey there. Wondering how your restoration project is going? Just got an old 84 kirie elite 29 myself and trying to fix up a few things. In particular I’m having a little bit of keel corrosion resealed, and Im a tad worried about the state of the aft keel bolt/stud and trying to troubleshoot next steps. There may have been different keel options but mine is an iron fin keel. No obvious leaking and Keel/hull joint looks ok. Any insight on what this might entail on the kirie?

kappykaplan · Feb 16, 2024

Hat trick, the OP hasn't been seen since 29 Nov 2022. Welcome to the forum! :beer:

hutch5151 · Feb 23, 2024

Elite29Owner said:
Greetings all. New to the forum. Just picked up a 1985 Kirie Elite 29. Going to do a major renovation on all internal systems... electrical, plumbing, water damaged woodwork around windows, etc... Seems like a lovely boat with beautiful lines... Having trouble finding other owners... there used to be a Group on Yahoo but it shut down years ago... any insights into how to connect with other owners and/or things like owner's manuals, etc... would be greatly appreciated! I look forward to exploring these forums. Thank you!
Semper Paratus!
-Elite29Owner

hutch5151 · Feb 23, 2024

Contact Gerad Mennetrier: He moderates a website in France for all Feeling (Kirie-Elite) models. www.clubfeeling 1090. (gerad.mennetrier@free.fr

I owned an Elite 37 for 18 years and may be able to assist in some of your questions.

hutch5151 · Feb 23, 2024

Hat trick said:
Hey there. Wondering how your restoration project is going? Just got an old 84 kirie elite 29 myself and trying to fix up a few things. In particular I’m having a little bit of keel corrosion resealed, and Im a tad worried about the state of the aft keel bolt/stud and trying to troubleshoot next steps. There may have been different keel options but mine is an iron fin keel. No obvious leaking and Keel/hull joint looks ok. Any insight on what this might entail on the kirie?

All the kirie-Elites have iron keels. Just clean and seal rust spots on keel with interprotec. I had to remove the old rusted bolts on all my keel bolts and the steel plate beneath. Cleaned studs and used a cleaning die on the threads. Removed the steel plate and replaced with reinforced (G10) fiberglass. Replaced nuts with new galvanized nuts and washers. I had to use a dremel tool and chisel to remove old nut. Threads underneath were like new.

Hat trick · Feb 28, 2024

Thanks for your reply! I may need to break out the chisel. The bottom nut looks a bit corroded and the top nut was previously replaced and looks great but the very tip of the stud looks a little corroded too. Did you actually need to break any of the bolts to get them off? I think the stud is ok otherwise though, but will definitely invest in a cleaning die. Appreciate the contact in France!