Swamped Cockpit

[Gunter Meyer]

These questions concern specifically the 75-84 H27.Has anybody had to sail the boat with a heavilyflooded cockpit? How high does she ride? How welldoes she handle? How fast does the cockpit drainagain? Any advice on handling her?I have not come close to being pooped, but I have always wondered if.Thanks for your comments.

 

[Don]

what are you expecting?!

Gunter,The early "Cherubini" 27's have a fairly high cockpit/ transum and the drains work well. Where do you plan on sailing a 27 that you have to worry about getting swamped? I've sailed our 1980 up and down the Jersey coast in some "interesting" wave conditions and never came close to getting swamped.

 

[tom rahaim]

great for kids

We would plug the drain and fill it until it almost drain into the cabin for a pool for the kids while sailing. any higher and it will drain into yoiur cabin. with about 6-8 inches in it was no problem sailing