IP 27 sailors

Reaching out to IP27 sailors, need advice and have a few questions

We have hull 33 of the 27’s. What’s on your mind.
Art

Hello Art, thanks for replying, I just purchased a 1989 IP27 from the Galveston Houston area and managed to sail it ( with some motoring ) to south padre island . My question is do you do a lot of sailing? Looking for some tips and guidence.

Rico,
I had Duchess out over 40 days in 2017 (NJ shore area), but then started a remote job in Virginia a year ago. She is in storage for now. A previous owner took a lot of photo's and posted a lot of good info on this site. Her name was Panther then and you can still find all that info here.

You may be able to help me with two things related to the engine compartment. How do you open your engine compartment hatch? All I have is a strong string attached to a corner. Also, can you please post a photo looking straight down at the stuffing box? Mine is nearly impossible to reach, and I have a hunch the hose that connects it to the stern-tube is now shorter than it should be.

What can I help you with?

I will take pictures of the stuffing box for you soon, the engine is accessible thru a little door under the stairs and I have a hatch door in the cockpit area with a little finger latch I use to pull it up, I'll just send a pic also. My question is on sailing, do you sail or motor? I want to sail this boat not motor it like the YouTube people that have a IP27, they give the impression that it's not a sailboat. When I first purchased the boat as I was leaving Galveston bay I motored but when I hit the gulf I put the sails up I was in 14 knots of wind with gusts up to 18, it really scared me when the boat heeled over ( my first time EVER on a sailboat ) honestly at one point if my speed indicator was correct I hit 8knots! Have not been on the gulf since then, but building up to it.

Rico,

All mono hull sailboats heel and IP's probably heel a little less than most. At 14-18 knots it was probably close to needing the first reef, but if it responded well to the rudder you were probably in good shape. I assume you have the standard keel like I do, and not the keel-centerboard combination.

I find that around the time the toe-rail touches the water the rudder becomes close enough to horizontal that it stops being effective. At this point you will have the wheel turned to (or nearly to) its stop but the boat just doesn't respond. Easing out the main sheet will help in the short term but the sails could start luffing violently. I put a reef in the main (and partially furl the jib) if the wind is sustained over around 18 knots.

I motor more than I sail due to the conditions on the NJ coast. We have a lot of narrow channels and turbulent inlets. The wind is generally parallel to the coast, so we end up running in one direction and beating upwind the other; I keep up the beating until my crew runs out of patience.

I hope this helps. Anything else?

Best,
Art