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There were a hand full of sloop rigged Fisher 25's built in the early to mid 1990's. Probably about 4 or 5 and the one I sold went to...
18 Sep 2024
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It occurs to me to wonder why I've never seen a sloop-rigged Fisher 25. I've seen photos of it and a drawing and it looks terrific, a...
17 Sep 2024
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As I had said, I too was surprised by this, but I was not about to question the owner's veracity and to his face. I have seen a number...
17 Sep 2024
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Gosh, its been almost a year since I started this discussion. As with all threads on here, it went a bit off the rails about Bav boats...
16 Sep 2024
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Baltics is not a place to find Bilge Keelers ... but there odd one or two ... I for one - my 25ftr is BK. Fin keels are the norm here...
16 Sep 2024
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Cannot agree with the bilge keel comments. I have friends with fin keel and long keel boats. They are frightened to come out of the...
16 Sep 2024
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I was struck by how ably a 9kg two-stroke 2hp pushed my friend's XOD (1,300kg plus three crew) while towing another laden XOD. This...
16 Sep 2024
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When I bought a boat with a four-stroke 5hp Mariner, I wasn't surprised to learn it was 27kg. It felt like a real sweat to carry from...
15 Sep 2024
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The Cromarty has an SA/D of 18.6 and as you say more beam and less weight. And a yacht shaped hull. I feel the designers got it right...
14 Sep 2024
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Fascinating stuff. I've nothing to contribute, except to say that I haven't anything against the Fisher 34 - it's always been among my...
14 Sep 2024
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I entirely agree that a well canvassed motorsailer will have a similar performance to other cruising yachts. However, just because two...
14 Sep 2024
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I'm not sure that's a fair judgement of the Fisher 34. My experience with a Cromarty 36 (same designers as the Fisher 34, 1ft beamier, 3...
14 Sep 2024
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Sailing boats rarely run out of power, but they do run out of stability. This particular Fisher not only had a very tall rig, it also...
14 Sep 2024
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That's very surprising and disappointing. Is it likely - or inevitable - that that Fisher (and possibly all that share the hull form)...
13 Sep 2024
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Wow ... my Dad used to have one, kept in the Clyde (Tarbert) and called Karlen. He had it for years and sold it a few years ago. Perfect...
13 Sep 2024
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