After what seemed to be forever we drove down to Stewart, Fl and picked up the boat. Laura and Paul Sharp took us out on our maiden shakedown voyage at a local bay. I had a lot of dinghy and NACRA catamaran sailboat experience, but it was great having Laura run me through everything once.
We ordered the 26 with almost every option;
CDI Furler - I had never had a furler before and it is super nice.
150% Genoa - This is perfect for light wind.
Spinnaker - I have not used it yet, but plan on it.
Cockpit seat cushions - These are very comfortable and great to have.
Stern Ladder - Do not know how you would use the boat without it.
Self-contianed head - I am glad we did not go with the built-in, since this is easy to clean.
12v cooler - This is the only thing I would not repeat. The cooler kills the batteries in a few hours.
All the covers & bimini - These are great and would not go without.
Mast raising system - I do not know how you would use the boat without it. It makes setting up
the boat a one person job.
Outboard linkage - I do not know how you would use the 60 hp outboard without it.
Shower in cockpit - This is great with kids.
Compass with light - It is perfect for coastal cruising.
Delux trailer upgrade - The trailer breaks make the boat towing very smooth.
Two 12 Gal. tanks - For our coastal trip it made me feel better to have 24 gal. of gas, just incase.
60hp ETEC - The motor is plenty big enough for getting the boat up on a plane and goes as fast as I want to go. Most of the time we use it to go 6 knots at 2,000 RPM. Their has not been any maintenance yet, but there was problems with the fuel line and cap that I will get into in a later post.
We picked up hull #51 from the factory.
The boat was "Christened" with a tap of a bottle of water.
Coming in from the maiden voyage.
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