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19-02-2016, 09:38
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Florida
Boat: Fingal 27'
Posts: 1
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New Member with more questions than answers
So, I finally joined the CF after many a night of eye burning readings. I've joined primarily to find more information about my recent finding; The Fingal 27. Not a lot online that isn't in another language. I can translate with google but it only gets me so far, you know? I've fallen hard for this one. She's simple, but that's how I like it, less to go wrong.
All for now.
-:Baker
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19-02-2016, 14:28
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: aboard, in Tasmania, Australia
Boat: Sayer 46' Solent rig sloop
Posts: 29,958
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Re: New Member with more questions than answers
Welcome aboard, Justin,
She looks a lovely, competent boat, but I have no personal experience of them. Maybe someone else here will come along, with an informed opinion.
There are some members here who are not enthusiastic about boats under 30 ft., but although our boat is quite large, I know too many people who have made good passages and even circumnavigations, starting at about 22 ft. to knock them back for being too small. [An example of this prejudice is shown by a poster who commented, "you must be mad!" when we wrote of racing the M.O.R.A. boats (30' and under) in the ocean off San Francisco. In fact, Jim and my first offshore passage was San Francisco to Hawaii and return, in his Yankee 30.]
Anyhow, if you actually own the Fingal, as opposed to being smitten, but not committed, I wish you many years of delight with her.
Ann
Ann
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20-02-2016, 05:27
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 874
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Great Advice to Another "Newbie"
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Originally Posted by Ann T. Cate
Welcome aboard, Justin,
She looks a lovely, competent boat, but I have no personal experience of them. Maybe someone else here will come along, with an informed opinion.
There are some members here who are not enthusiastic about boats under 30 ft., but although our boat is quite large, I know too many people who have made good passages and even circumnavigations, starting at about 22 ft. to knock them back for being too small. [An example of this prejudice is shown by a poster who commented, "you must be mad!" when we wrote of racing the M.O.R.A. boats (30' and under) in the ocean off San Francisco. In fact, Jim and my first offshore passage was San Francisco to Hawaii and return, in his Yankee 30.]
Anyhow, if you actually own the Fingal, as opposed to being smitten, but not committed, I wish you many years of delight with her.
Ann
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Folks we recently met crossed the China Sea a couple of months ago in a 25 foot Yamaha with no problems whatsoever. Seems like the real issue is not the size of the boat, but picking one's wind, weather and tide window for any serious crossing. That, and making sure the size of your boat can handle the supplies needed for any crossing that you may intend to make.
Always great to know you're out there, helping whenever needed.
Best regards,
G2L
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20-02-2016, 05:46
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: PORTUGAL
Posts: 31,275
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Re: Great Advice to Another "Newbie"
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Originally Posted by Gone2long
Folks we recently met crossed the China Sea a couple of months ago in a 25 foot Yamaha with no problems whatsoever. Seems like the real issue is not the size of the boat, but picking one's wind, weather and tide window for any serious crossing. That, and making sure the size of your boat can handle the supplies needed for any crossing that you may intend to make.
Always great to know you're out there, helping whenever needed.
Best regards,
G2L
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20-02-2016, 05:56
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 51,775
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Re: New Member with more questions than answers
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Justin.
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20-01-2025, 11:39
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Netherland
Boat: Admiral 31
Posts: 70
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Re: New Member with more questions than answers
I am going to look at one of these next week end
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20-01-2025, 14:42
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Channel Islands, CA
Boat: 1962 Columbia 29 MK 1 #37
Posts: 15,299
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Re: New Member with more questions than answers
Welcome Baker! I am not familiar with the Fingal but I can see she is very similar in design to mine, slightly scaled down but with a deeper draft. If you don't mind the narrow interior I can certainly understand your enthusiasm, there is a lot to love about simple and stout IMO. She seems a very sweet little boat and will likely have a very sea-kindly motion to her. Good luck and send photos, I have a feeling you'll be a boat owner soon!
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1962 Columbia 29 MKI #37
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20-01-2025, 15:57
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: La Ciudad de la Misión Didacus de Alcalá en Alta California, Virreinato de Nueva España
Boat: Cal 20
Posts: 21,614
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Re: New Member with more questions than answers
Welcome to CruisersForum!
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/fingal/
The boat looks pretty stout and should handle heavy weather just fine. You might want to add a stowable inner forestay for a staysail.
Light weather would be more problematic.
I would suggest getting a folding prop and a giant drifter.
Folding prop because it will significantly reduce drag in light air and greatly reduce it at moderate speeds. And a used one will be a lot cheaper than a feathering prop.
Drifter because they are way easier to handle than a spinnaker and they are way cheaper than a CodeZero. They can point somewhat higher than a CodeZero too.
If the headsail is on a furler, make a short retracting sprit so that the drifter can set ahead of the headsail and pulpit and hoist it with the spinnaker halyard.
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