CD-27 vs Cheoy Lee 27

[Robert Fisher]

Anyone have any strong opinions excepting
the additional bright work maintenance
of the Cheoy Lee.



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[Jerry Axler]

Anyone have any strong opinions excepting
the additional bright work maintenance
of the Cheoy Lee.

I owned a 31 Cheoy Lee between my CD25 and my current CD36. Don't be fooled by the classic good looks. Depending on the year built, you have to look at all the hardware including winches because I suspect inferior casting were used. If you have a teak deck BEWARE of the potential for delamination and/or rot in the deck. I would go for the CD it is safer.

Jerry Axler
Shana CD36



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[Warren Kaplan]

Anyone have any strong opinions excepting
the additional bright work maintenance
of the Cheoy Lee.

This fits into the category of "take it for what its worth". I have read in a few sailing magazines over the years that the construction on Cheoy Lee yachts "left something to be desired". Leaks, things falling apart. That sort of stuff. I have no personal experience with Cheoy Lee, but I do with Cape Dory. I won't tell you that individual boats don't have some problems, but by and large CD boats are pretty well built.

Warren Kaplan
S/V Sine Qua Non
CD27 #166 (1980)



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[Richard G]

I lusted after an Off Shore 27 for quite a while. They are beautiful boats. I also did a fair amount of research and was concerned about the teak decks and their construction . If you get water through the screw holes in the teak deck it will get into the plywood underneath and that is not cored. The water can spread horizontally and large areas of the deck may become affected.

I did love the carvings in the cabin.

The boat that I almost bought had an aluminum mast and an upgraded engine, Yanmar 17hp I believe. The asking price was 15K but I believe she actually sold for about 12k. The owner that I almost bought her from kept the boat in tip top shape. The new owner has never sailed the boat but lives on her and has let all the bright work go to hell.

The boat seemed narrower than the CD 27 and a little more spartin.

Don't under estimate the added work of maintaining the bright work. I keep my CD27 brightwork varnished. I like that finish more than anything else and do it every 5 1/2 months. (I am curious about the Honey Teak treatment that I have been reading about and may try that on a test spot to see if it looks as good to me.)

I love the look of the Choy Lee but I love my CD27 and think that she is a lot more boat.

As they say, my .02 worth.

Richard G
s/v JOHNNY G
CD27 #66





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[Harris]

Actually they call them "Cheoy Leakers" around these parts. The 27 Newell Offshore is a beatuiful boat. My freind partially restored one and then bought an Oday 30. The CL is available for under $1500 The wooden spar is an oddity in todays world.............but its been refinished with 8 coats of varnish and looks sweet. I am guilty........I told him about the boat with the hopes of sailing it when he was done with it.............The hull and rudder are like the boat was new. The glass work was awesome on CLS...........but............they wer offered in wood and glass.............and the glass versions are acually wood boats with a glass hull.........and the quality of the woodwork leaves alot to be desired.



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