Mailport 08/01/98
Hydraulics Stink…Or Do They?Regarding your article on hydraulic drives for sailboats (May 15, 1998), in my capacity as a marine surveyor I have extensively...
PS Advisor 08/15/98
How Many Zincs?Could you please advise me on the subject of zincs, in particular about the number of zincs recommended for a boat? Several...
Mailport 08/15/98
Wiring BatteriesAs you stated in your May 15 answer to the question regarding 6-volt vs. 12-volt batteries, four smaller 6-volt batteries can be more...
PS Advisor 09/01/98
Flaking Hull LinerI have a 1969 Sea Sprite which has a rough textured interior that continues to flake off. Do you know of a...
Mailport 09/01/98
Radar and FansThe March edition of Nicholsons Ditty Bag really brought on a serious guilt complex aboard Constance. We meant to write to you...
PS Advisor 10/01/98
Keel Bolt ConundrumWe have owned an Allied 39 for 23 years. She was built in 1970 and among her strengths is an external lead...
Mailport 10/01/98
Sticky Anchor ChainFor our Brewer 12.8 I recently bought new galvanized chain for the electric windlass. The galvanizing made the chain quite rough, causing...
PS Advisor 10/15/98
Cleaning Turnbuckle ThreadsWhen I was getting our new/old Cal 29 ready to launch last spring I noticed that the threads on the turnbuckles on...
Mailport 10/15/98
How Old For Offshore?Heres another view on your response to Tom Bloom and Mary Diedrich (April 15, 1998) regarding safety and value of an...
PS Advisor 11/01/98
Delaminated DecksIm still looking for my good deal. I found a 1977 Columbia 9.6 in not too bad a shape except for two problems....
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Cal 2-27 Used Boat Review
Our story begins in 1970, with the introduction of the Cal 29. Looking for something similar but a bit smaller, the company asked designer Bill Lapworth for a 27-footer, which at first was the Cal 27, a fin keel, spade rudder design with a convertible pop top; another incarnation of this basic hull was the T/2. But the concept of the 29 found its full expression in the Cal 2-27, which began production in 1975 and continued to 1977, after which it was again modified and called simply the Cal 27...again. Production of it ceased in 1986.
