Offshore 27 restoration

[Bill Ogilvie]

I've been a Cheoy Lee owner for 2 years now and would like to share some of my fun with others. Two years ago I began restoring the mast and a year ago I rebuilt the boat's 35 year old MD1 diesel engine. I have been sailing just about every weekend and enjoying every minute of it.

 

[Don]

Nice pics

How about including some interior shots as the restore continues.

 

[john rieben]

Offshore 27 rehab

I kept a OS 27 in the Palo Alto hHarbour (now gone) and Pete's Harbor (now going) for a number of years. The boat is now in my back yard in Wisconsin awaiting a major re-commisioning. I note that you rebuilt the Volvo engine. I had considered replacing with a larger and newer unit. Anythoughts on that?

 

[Bill Ogilvie]

An MDi will last 4ever!

The original owner of Fairwind had the cylinder bored about 20 years ago and also had 1 or 2 head jobs done. You could put a Yanmar in your boat for about $14k, but you would never get it back if you sold the boat. If you plan on keeping the boat then it is worthwhile because you'll have a lot more HP. I don't mind crank starting and using about 1 gal. of diesel a year.Bill

 

[Sean Dougherty]

Water Tanks

I dont have an inboard engine in my offshore 27 and would like to get some water tanks to put there, however my vessel is in the yard in La Paz and I will be driving down w various parts to install when I arrive, but I have no specs or diagrams of this vessell, where can I get such? Sean Dougherty, Juneau, Alaska