Fjord 27 coastal capabilities

[lhasa]

Has anyone out there taken a fjord 27 across the channel. or round the coast ? Having recently bought one I'm interested to know how they handle. I've been out before with a bigger twin engine but not crossed the channel with a single ! I'm hoping to do about 10knots, possibly more downhill. It has a rather elderly volvo 106hp . Any input appreciated.

 

[Divemaster1]

If engine is good, no problem ... The Fjord has a seakindly hull.... but please do not push that old MD32 please... top warps very easily, so go gently warm-up please and do keep her at least 400 rpm below max.... preferrably more..

 

[rr_123]

Took mine around the Solent last year, lots of fun (mine has a nice fat AD41 though), previous owner who is a stalwart of these forums used her extensively around the coast.

Oft underated boat imho

R

 

[AndieMac]

They imported several models from 24 to 30 feet into this country from the late seventies for a number of years, and have always been regarded as 'good property', and quite sound in open water. Nice flare in the bow and a deep fore-foot.

 

[Bajansailor]

They do seem to be very nice boats.
There was a twin engine option available, but I guess the single engine version was more popular.
Here is an old catalogue from the late 70's which I scanned some time ago for a forumite who owns one.

 

[rr_123]

They do seem to be very nice boats.
There was a twin engine option available, but I guess the single engine version was more popular.
Here is an old catalogue from the late 70's which I scanned some time ago for a forumite who owns one.

That was ME (c: - and I think you forgot to send it or it got lost in the post but I didn't want to complain!

Instead, here's a couple of pics of my 27 to show how remarkably accurate the brochure is...

at anchor mid-Thames butcher's bacon, farmhouse eggs...

Healthy Lunch (c:

At sea (admittedly not the roughest of days...)

and Just as at home in Yarmouth

as on the Thames

Oh, and a slightly updated interior

 

[Andrew_Fanner]

Ha, stalwart here!

Had one out in F6-7 in the lumpy bits off Beachy Head. I was a lot more unhappy about this than the boat. Took a couple of green ones over the bow and all fine.

Getting in and out of the main saloon can be an exercise to be done with care if its lumpy.

 

[BobFar2013]

This the end - my friend - the end

With apologies to the doors. Yesterday my 27 went up in smoke - IN MY DRIVEWAY!



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