CSY Sailboats: Then and Now

Caribbean Sailing Yachts or CSY, designed, built and marketed 3 strong, well thought out-classic designed hulls and planned on a 4th. CSY became an instant success, practical for use in the Blue Water environment yet offering everything a more casual sailor needed, at an affordable price. This site will offer historical and present information; from Original, to upgrades and modifications, on all 3 hull sizes. (44,37,33)

Friday, January 06, 2012

CSY Owners of 44', 37' and 33' boats built from 76-83

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Twice per year, I move this Post forward. If not, as you can expect, things get lost in history.. So now 6 months have passed and you get ...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Chain Plates/for CSY and Other Great Cruising Boats worth Upgrading, Including Chain Plate Fabrication thoughts. part 1

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It would be wonderful if everything lasted forever but when dealing with boats, I think it is fair to say, "that is not true". I...
Saturday, December 10, 2011

Chain Plates/ CSY and for other Great Cruising boats worth upgrading: part 2

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First to consider if changing out Chain Plates is whether to just replace the originals with the exact same design, or to rethink the pros ...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Drive Trains and Overall Performance

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Every year or so, a question regarding engines, transmissions, propellers, cruising speed etc. sparks conversation and sometimes debate. It ...
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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Hard Tops/Bimini's and Dodgers

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Only a few of the brave souls owning CSY center cockpit vessels have ventured into the unknown and attempted hard tops, hard dodgers or ha...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Cutting a Keel: Deep to Shoal Draft

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CSY utilized a concept within their hull design, that allowed 2 models of Draft. On the 44' model the drafts were 6' 6" or 4...
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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Steering Sheaves in Cable Systems aboard Yachts

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(Written a few years ago.) This sprin g, I was concerned about a Coast Guard alert for a CSY 37 that a few weeks earlier had been anchored ...
Monday, July 11, 2011

33' CSY, " Rhapsody"

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Dag's 33, is a fine example of the 33' CSY model, shown here at anchor in No Name Harbor, Miami. Rhapsody on the hard/...
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