Contest Sailboats

[DeValency]

Well, an actual measure wouldn’t hurt. I think the Selden in mast main furling masts are a bit shorter than the standard.

[Sailing Calli]

Hi there!

I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can find/purchase a completed pattern for a cover for the Contest 36 Ketch.

Thank you!

[DeValency]

Originally Posted by Sailing Calli

Hi there!

I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can find/purchase a completed pattern for a cover for the Contest 36 Ketch.

Thank you!

Try to post at the CYOC (Contest Yachts Owner Club) at Facebook. It is a private group but I happen to be one of the admins. Answer three questions and your request will arrive - and likely be approved. 🙂

[Indecenseas]

Hey all,

We are in a sailboat search for our next cruising home on the water, adding Contest 50 and 55 to the list. So far as I can find, I keep reading that the hull is balsa cored, is this below the water line as well?

[DeValency]

Originally Posted by Indecenseas

Hey all,

We are in a sailboat search for our next cruising home on the water, adding Contest 50 and 55 to the list. So far as I can find, I keep reading that the hull is balsa cored, is this below the water line as well?

Most to all of the hull bottom below the waterline is over 1-1.5" solid glass, it is cored at around 1" above the waterline, however the solid glass on both sides of the sandwich are over 5mm. The boat is extremely stiff.

Contests never have delamination or blisters. Very few boat builders in the world are as sophisticated and quality building boats like Contest Yachts.

You can always post questions at the CYOC (Contest Yachts Owner Club) at Facebook. It is a private group but I happen to be one of the admins. Answer three questions and your request will arrive - and likely be approved. 🙂

[nhschneider]

Originally Posted by Indecenseas

Hey all,

We are in a sailboat search for our next cruising home on the water, adding Contest 50 and 55 to the list. So far as I can find, I keep reading that the hull is balsa cored, is this below the water line as well?

I own a 1984 Contest 48 and the hull on my boat is balsa cored all the way to the bolt-on keel. However, last month I had the depth transducer replaced and with the thru-hull removed I could see that the core was dry.

Fair winds and calm seas.

[Mickeyrouse]

I have a 49 year-old boat with a solid core deck. Need I say more?

[Polar Opposite]

I owned a Contest 32 CS ketch for many years. The boat was a fine, strong, beautiful ship, and I really liked the aft cabin layout (although I found the ketch rig difficult to manage aft of the cockpit). In my opinion, the biggest liability is the worldwide scarcity of Volvo Penta parts for the 2003 series engine. Before I sold the boat, I was routinely importing water pump impellers and other small engine spares from Bulgaria...when I could get them at all. Injector nozzle tips, pump housings, valve cover gaskets...the list of difficult to find items goes on and on, and when available, they sell for eye-popping amounts. My advice to boat buyers, especially mechanical novices who don't have the experience, patience and money to scour the globe for parts is simple...walk away from any boat with a Volvo Penta 2000 series engine. My engine was a strong runner with few problems, but it was ALWAYS a hunt when I needed something. Another liability is the original whitlock pedestal steering. Mine seized up and again, it was impossible to source parts when I needed them. I was lucky enough to find a Lewmar that worked, but it was extremely expensive.

[Lee Jerry]

Well, this is an interesting morning...

Originally Posted by DeValency

Most to all of the hull bottom below the waterline is over 1-1.5" solid glass, it is cored at around 1" above the waterline, however the solid glass on both sides of the sandwich are over 5mm. The boat is extremely stiff.

Are you sure? On what size boat? That sounds very high for a solid laminate, even for a 55.

Originally Posted by nhschneider

I own a 1984 Contest 48 and the hull on my boat is balsa cored all the way to the bolt-on keel. However, last month I had the depth transducer replaced and with the thru-hull removed I could see that the core was dry.

You shouldn't be able to see or feel the core at all. It should have been sealed / protected when the hole was drilled.

Originally Posted by Mickeyrouse

I have a 49 year-old boat with a solid core deck. Need I say more?

Yes. What does "solid core deck" mean? It's usually a solid laminate or cored laminate.