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From: Martin Whittemore (no email)
Date: Thu Nov 03 2005 - 16:43:06 EST
I have a double-ended cutter. Not exactly a canoe-stern, but similar. Can't say I've personally seen any gains or losses with regards to sailing performance. We anchored once stern-to in order to get a breeze in the cabin and the boat might have behaved a little better than a regular stern but it was too calm to know for sure.
The primary advantage is I think they're damn good looking. Which is why I bought it. The only 'performance' gain I've seen is pulling away from a dock. It's kind of nice to just put the tiller all the way over and drive away without bringing the bow over first - minor but nice.
The big disadvantage is a tight cockpit and lazarette relative to a square sterned boat of similar size. It is generally just me and my wife so we have plenty of room. But, I am occasionaly jealous of other boats. Also dinghy davits, swim platforms, radar tower, etc. can be tricky or impossible. I don't think the Seacraft 34 has one, but if you have an external rudder, remember it is the first thing to get hit on the stern.
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Wanderer" <>
To: "live-aboard" <>
Subject: lv-ab: Further opinions...
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 14:58:35 -0600
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> Can I get some of your opinions of canoe sterns, such as the is found on the
> Pacific Seacraft 34?
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