Moderate beam aft makes for a very easy helm even when hard-pressed on a windy reach. Split hydraulic backstays share a common reservoir for automatic load equalization. Gimbaled radar mount stays level. Note the bubble hatch over the nav station that provides all-around visibility from inside. The very effective slab reefing system pictured here, which automatically gathered the reefed sail at the back of the boom, has since been replaced by an even easier-to-use continuous-reefing LeisureFurl in-boom system. The step on the "back porch" holds dinghy gasoline in a well-vented box, outside the boat. The box behind the name on the transom opens up and aft to deploy the liferaft.
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