Guest Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Can anyone tell me anything about the Ross 35's? Like who built them, how many (I see there are 5 on racetrack). How they compare to a 1020? Are they twitchy? stiff? under or over-powered? OK shorthanded? I'm thinking more cruising than racing, but like a boat that sails well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markm 32 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Add Manxman to the RaceTrack list and seem to recall there's another in chch with no rig. Three of them racing yesterday at Richmond Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 136 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 My Father-in-Law finished off Moby Duck in their driveway and they raced her around the North Island a couple of times. I think there are 3 or 4 different versions. Higher Ground is a fully turboed one I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tuffyluffy 76 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Higher Ground is a fully turboed one I think. Be careful of that Ross 35, its often used for sheep and cattle storage in rainy weather according to the meteorologists. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Herdy 0 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 There are two versions. Ross 35 eg Head Office, Extract Digit, Apparition Ross 1066 eg Higher Ground, The Guarantee, Margaritaville Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ballystick 79 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I've looked at a few Ross 35s (not 1066) including Manxman (that is a nice example) but found that the 1/4 berths are like caves and awkward to get in there. Also, the front berth is a bit on the short side plus the cabin height a bit too low with some having strenghtening ribs at a dangerous height. I went and bought a Young 1034 which is similar in size but far better in all those areas I have just mentioned and has a better layout IMO. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks for the comments guys. I'm a bit familiar with the 1066 having sailed on Higher Ground many years ago. Don't see much resemblance to the 35. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Riaan Alers 0 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Hi All. I am a boatbuilder in Tauranga and sail on Manxman. We are looking at a cockpit rebuild. Would anyone out the have or have access to drawings. We want to create a CAD file to make the design work a bit easier. I think it will be the same as Head Office, Extract digit and Apparition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norwester 3 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 The old Uptown Girl was lost on Pearl and Hermes reef many years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Bruce Hopwood built uptown girl which I think was the first one , I checked it out in the shed just before launching when I was all of 12 years old 😳 . I think he’s still in Auckland somewhere tinkering with marine stuff . He built most models of Ross boats and may know how to get hold of drawings 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 7 hours ago, Norwester said: The old Uptown Girl was lost on Pearl and Hermes reef many years ago. That’s a shame , was it in the pac cup or transpac at the time ? . I think it was built for a kiwi in San Fran ? I distinctly remember seeing some photos of the “sea trial” which was a cruising holiday . My school mate took some photos of Bruce on the helm coming back from BOI , big grin on his face with the Dinghy out the back just about airborne going down the face of a bloody decent swell . They had a good north east breeze and hooned down the coast back to Auckland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 484 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Yes I saw them hard on the wind heading north on that cruise as we were returning from the BOI , was impressed how she was going to weather. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 1 hour ago, waikiore said: Yes I saw them hard on the wind heading north on that cruise as we were returning from the BOI , was impressed how she was going to weather. You’ve got a bloody good remember ! That must’ve been 1986-7 ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 484 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Yes for boats only, more like 83 or 84 actually 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 484 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Maybe you are right -thinking which boat I was on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I was so impressed with Uptown Girl in the early 80's that I named my new build Zephyr Uptown Girl shortly after they were very cool boats Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 2 hours ago, waikiore said: Yes for boats only, more like 83 or 84 actually Yep you are right . Counting backwards it works out to late 84 …I think 🤔 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 484 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Manxman was a cleverly put together one by Murray deLaceys father Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norwester 3 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 23 hours ago, Ex Machina said: That’s a shame , was it in the pac cup or transpac at the time ? . I think it was built for a kiwi in San Fran ? I distinctly remember seeing some photos of the “sea trial” which was a cruising holiday . My school mate took some photos of Bruce on the helm coming back from BOI , big grin on his face with the Dinghy out the back just about airborne going down the face of a bloody decent swell . They had a good north east breeze and hooned down the coast back to Auckland She was competing in the Hawaii to Hiroshima Race under Japanese ownership. I can't remember what year that was. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Norwester said: She was competing in the Hawaii to Hiroshima Race under Japanese ownership. I can't remember what year that was. Just found a small mention of it but couldn’t copy it . It was leading the race and was called Mimi , year was 1989 apparently they were using “satnav” when they went aground 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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