Recent content by Hillbillywander

If only it was on the east coast. Pics look good anyways.

Ouch! That could get expensive.

Pretty sure I meet Randy on the Beer Cruise on the sv Shakedown. Would love to talk to him about trailering his E29. I remember him talking about trailering a big boat and thought he was crazy for doing so. Seems there is on about 700 lbs difference between the 27 and 29.According to another...

Thanks for the advise guys! After some questions and a little research I am more hopeful for a E27 again maybe even a E29! On average what kind of money are we talking about launch and retrieve a boat?

Good Points I do have a 10' extension on my trailer to allow me to get into deeper water. Still I agree it will not work with all ramps. As for the salt water bath, I really need to get more education on this. Totally agree with the salt rusting the trailer faster. However, we run vehicles on...

Good idea Good idea however I am planning to launch/retrieve the boat by trailer. The trailer has a 10' extension to allow me to get deeper in the water. Still I think your setup would work.

Question for an old thread For those of you towing the 27 and 29, how do you address the hollow back portion the the keel? Do you worry about getting too much weight and busting the keel?

I had my sights set on an E27 until recently I became aware of the back portion of the keel being hollow. My plan is to keep the boat on a trailer in the yard during the summer months and trailer it to the Keys for winter. I am thinking that launching the boat and retrieving it by trailer could...

They really do seem to be awesome boats! I am in no big hurry to buy one and just waiting till I find the deal I want. I currently have a Cat 22 that I sail on Cave Run Lake. Or at least I try. Working on redoing the keel and bottom right now for faster racing. Looks like I will be crewing this...

I pretty much had my mind set up to buy a Catalina 27 for the last year or so but recently have been looking at the E27. Big problem I have is I live in Kentucky and well not many sailboats around let alone an E27. I joined this forum in hopes of finding a boat I could look at in person to see...