Sailfish 25 lift keel. Is it double skinned.

[bremar]

Hi,
I came across an advert that said this sailing boat and I quote " this boat is very well built and has double skin grip so no condensation". I have searched the Internet and this forum and can not find out if that is true or not. Does anyone know anything about this boat or have experience of it? There seems very little information on this boat except on yachtsnet.
I appreciate that Etaps and some Sadlers are double skinned and foam filled making them unsinkable! but this is probably different.
Thanks.

 

[sailorman]

They have been known to have the keel drop out

 

[Tranona]

Don't think it is double skinned in that sense, but will probably have an internal moulding and the advertiser is stretching the definition.

 

[bremar]

ok thanks.
As I thought not a well known boat. Seems to have a lot going for it except maybe the poor keel.

 

[JimC]

Only 25 were built. The ill-fated Ouzo was one of them. The report on the sinking contains a cutaway drawing of the boat and a few comments on the design, here: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/547c7053ed915d4c10000083/OuzoReport.pdf

 

[JimC]

I see PBO's David Selby is about to set off on a 300 mile coastal voyage on a smaller sister ship.

 

[littledancersadhu]

I have a Sailfish 25, it is No 24 of 25 ever built.They are definately NOT double skinned.
The keels are held in by 4 big rubbers each side of the keel.

Amaizing amount of room outside on these boats

 

[PabloPicasso]

My last boat, 26ft Seawolf Mk I, had standing headroom outside too.

 

[littledancersadhu]

My last boat, 26ft Seawolf Mk I, had standing headroom outside too.

Boats are boats aren't they! Some are better than others in different areas!

 

[ducked]

I have a Sailfish 25, it is No 24 of 25 ever built.They are definately NOT double skinned.
The keels are held in by 4 big rubbers each side of the keel.

Amaizing amount of room outside on these boats

There's an infinite universe outside on all boats.