Cadet - Offshore 27 Boating Article

The following=20 articles was sent to us by Ruth Donohue, Mr. Newells=20 daughter.
I have tried scanning the pages = but this=20 made the file too large, therefore I have scanned the text = into Word=20 and have added scans of the pictures. The format is = close to=20 the original article. = james...

Reaching = under main and=20 jenny in a Force 4 breeze, the Newell Cadet=20
is both stiff, and light on the=20 tiller.

Article from=20 "Boating" Magazine
December 1966=20 (p52-58)

THE = 27'

NEWELL=20 CADET

BY LARRY KEAN AND = DICK=20 RATH

A happy blend of = teak and=20 fiberglass, of good design and careful craftsmanship, this=20 comfortable sloop proved to be as handsome to handle as she = is to=20 look at

Scratch the average owner of an = average=20 fiber-glass sailboat, and you'll probably find a man who = likes wood.=20 He might even go so far as to admit that his pride and joy = is=20 actually a bit impersonal for his taste, but he'll follow = that up=20 with a paean to the practicality of fiberglass, pointing out = that=20 with his schedule he'd have no time left for sailing = if he=20 had to maintain a wooden boat. So he fondles his mahogany = steering=20 wheel and squints wistfully past the whitened glare of his=20 no-maintenance cabin top at somebody else's pretty teak = deck. And=20 reminds himself yet again of the myriad practical advantages = of=20 fiberglass.

He's right, of = course. Like=20 thousands of other owners across the country, he probably = wouldn't=20 have much time left for sailing if he had to take care of a = wooden=20 boat. But that doesn't make the glare of his cabin top any = more=20 appealing.

The = not-very-inscrutable Chcoy=20 Lee Shipyard of Hon- Kong decided to go after those sailors = whose=20 busy lives seemed to make fiberglass mandatory, but whose = tastes ran=20 to teak decks. The result was Fiberteak--Cheoy Lee's trade = name for=20 a felicitous combination of practical fiber-lass and = practical,=20 beautiful teak. Like most catchy trade names it only = partially=20 penetrates the ear, and as we walked down the long Pier #3 = at=20 Johnson's Marina, Branford, Conn., we were looking for the=20 fiberglass Newell Cadet we were to sail that = day.

With naval = architect Taylor=20 Newell leading the way, we passed several dozen fiber,glass=20 sailboats--white ones, blue ones, green ones, some with = artificial=20 strakes molded in-but Taylor kept right on walking. At the = end of=20 the pier, he stopped. There was nothing left but a little = teak=20 goldplater with white topsides.

"So where's the Newell Cadet?" we = asked. He=20 pointed at the little teak goldplater. Our first reaction = was that=20 there must have been some mistake-maybe this was a wood = prototype or=20 something-but if someone leads you aboard a Fiberteak Newell = Cadet=20 and insists that it's a fiber-lass boat, you eventually = swallow your=20 incredulity and accept the truth.

It is a fiberglass = boat.=20 Standing in the cockpit, though, or on the dock alongside, = almost=20 everything you see is teak-deck, rails, hatch trim, = coamings,=20 handrails, cabin trunk, even the grating on the cockpit=20 sole.

Making appropriate = noises of=20 amazement, we went below. Same story: Almost everything in = sight was=20 teak. It would be very hard not to fall in love with this = boat on=20 first boarding.

A gentle northerly = was coming=20 up, so Taylor Newell and Allen Markelson began bending on = the dacron=20 main and jenny while we went in search of some kind of = camera boat.=20 Frank Skolonis, who operates the gas dock at Johnson's, very = kindly=20 lent us his workboat and we were soon under way.

We fired up the = Cadet's Atomic=20 Four (an option at $250, instead of the standard Volvo MD-1 = diesel),=20 and ran over to the gas dock to top off the tank. She was=20 surprisingly responsive to her throttle (the test boat had a = 13ef x=20 8" 2-blade propeller), and proved to be very maneuverable = under=20 power, with the usual exception of steering in = reverse.

As we powered out = the narrow=20 channel between Big and Little Mermaids, we noticed that the = Cadet=20 was faster at half throttle than one would expect, and that = she made=20 very little wake.

Leaving the = Mermaids astern, we=20 hoisted the sails and cut the power. The light northerly = could be=20 described as a loosely related series of cat's paws, and we = didn't=20 really expect much, but the Cadet went right on moving. We = put her=20 through all points of sailing, and she ghosted well on every = one.=20 She showed a tendency to heel more than the gentle breath of = air=20 seemed to warrant, which made her seem somewhat tender. but = she was=20 certainly a good light-weather boat.

After a half-hour or so there was a = commotion=20 to windward, and our cat's paw northerly suddenly grew up, = all at=20 once, to a 15-18-knot northerly. She put her rail down (a = moment's=20 unease), and took off like a startled rabbit. Again we tried = all=20 points of sailing, and she liked them all. Reaching or going = to=20 windward she carried a very slight weather helm. As before. = she=20 seemed tender until she had her rail almost in the water, = then she=20 stiffened-it was very difficult, even with the jenny sheeted = in hard=20 in the puffs, to get the rail under. And she moved-the = camera boat,=20 with the throttle wide open, couldn't keep up.

This Cadet didn't have halyard = winches ($65=20 extra each, for the reel type) and both sails were a trifle = too long=20 on the luff. We tried repeatedly to swig up the Dacron = halyards.=20 becoming very appreciative of the bare and uncluttered teak = deck,=20 the well-placed handrails, and the 201/2" high lifelines as = we moved=20 about the boat.

Shortly after the wind picked up, a = small=20 lateen rigged catamaran capsized about a mile downwind. We = ran down=20 to her, with the camera boat astern doing her best to keep = up. A man=20 and a woman were standing on the submerged hull. looking = damp and=20 uncomfortable ... but safe. Larry Kean and Tavlor Newell = soon=20 arrived with the camera boat and went about the business of = righting=20 the cat, while we charged off in the Cadet on a mile-long = port reach=20 and back. The sea had made up into a noticeable chop by this = time,=20 which gave the boat a chance to demonstrate her considerable = power=20 and relative dryness - as we let her assume her favorite = attitude=20 with lee gunwale about four inches out of the water. If we = insisted=20 on putting the rail under, she responded by throwing some = spray into=20 the cockpit and slowing down perceptibly. It was as if she = was=20 saying, "Look, you lubbers, I know how to do this, so why = don't you=20 just let me do it my way?" We did, and the results were=20 exhilarating.

As soon as we = became accustomed=20 to her initial tenderness, we began to sense the confidence = that=20 this boat inspires. Even with the jenny set and the wind = hitting=20 Force 5 in the puffs, the Cadet could be sailed single = handed. Two=20 made it easier. of course, and certainly four good men could = race=20 her to the other end of the world and back without unduly = straining=20 themselves, but she could be handled by one man if = necessary. And=20 with working jib rather than jenny, single handing would be = a=20 snap.

As we put her = through her paces=20 for the camera. we sailed some distance to the east past the = Thimble

Islands, hardly = realizing that=20 we were covering so much ground. A glance at the fast-moving = shoreline, and our watch, told us it was time to head back. = and=20 we reluctantly put her about and steered for Branford = Harbor.

The test boat = wasn't equipped=20 with a speedometer, so any appraisal of her speed would have = to be a=20 seat of the pants appraisal-which would read: She's fast. We = had=20 only one chance for comparisons hard chine cruising sloop of = about=20 the same Loa-and we overhauled and passed her as if she were = anchored, which she wasn't.

Back at the dock we = got the=20 sails off, and took a closer look at this little fiberglass = yacht=20 built by a Lloyd's-approved*** yard in Hong Kong. On deck = there's=20 teak everywhere. bare on the deck itself (where it's set in = Thiokol=20 compound and the cockpit grating, oiled on the trunk,=20 coamings, hatch trim, handrails, bulwarks, and rail = cap. The=20 bulwark is 2 5/8" high forward, 13/4" aft-much superior from = the=20 safety point of view to the more common undersized toe rail. = Side=20 decks are 171/2" wide, and clear of obstructions.

***The fact that Cheoy Lee = Shipyard is a=20 Lloyd's-approved yard does not mean that individual = yachts=20 are built under constant supervision by the surveyors of = Lloyd's=20 Register of Shipping of London, England. It does mean = that=20 the shipyard premises, facilities, materials, and = methods=20 have been inspected and approved by Lloyd's. It = further means=20 that the yachts are built to Lloyd's scantling rules = for=20 fiberglass yachts. This same Lloyd's publishes the = Register of=20 American Yachts and is a regulatory body concerned with=20 construction of British ships and yachts.

Deck hardware = includes two 7"=20 quarter cleats with 31/2" chocks port and starboard. The = quarter=20 cleats take both the stern lines and the double-ended = mainsheet, and=20 are slightly crowded when the boat is tied up in a slip. = Forward,=20 there's a 9" mooring cleat bolted through the deck, with 4 = 1/2" bow=20 chocks let into the bulwark port and starboard. The test = boat was=20 equipped with #3 sheet winches, in place of the standard #2 = winches,=20 a $70 extra. Two Dorade-type 7" cowl ventilators are placed = port and=20 starboard alongside the mast. The teak boxes for these are = fitted=20 with two 3" deck plates for the cowls, so that the air flow = may be=20 led directly into the cabin when the spray or rain-shield = feature is=20 not required. All hardware is stainless steel or = chrome-plated=20 bronze. made by the builder.

Modified wing tip = type running=20 lights are cast into the bow pulpit. On the mast, there's a = 20 point=20 bow light just below the spreaders, and an anchor light at = the=20 truck. The 12 point stern light is mounted on a

Directly opposite the galley is a = handsome=20 little teak dresser with a jump drawer and locker under, and = a book=20 rack behind. A portable teak table attaches to the forward = end of=20 the motor box, and an- other small folding table is provided = on the=20 forward end of the port bunk. Cheoy Lee's joinery is of = superior=20 quality throughout the boat. The ice chest is under the = bridge deck,=20 with a large door opening into the cabin over the starboard = bunk and=20 a top opening in the cockpit for loading ice or unloading = beer-a=20 wondrously practical feature. Insulation is 1 1/2" foamed=20 polystyrene.

The forward cabin sleeps two in a = huge=20 V-berth, 6' long to starboard, and 7'8" long to port. The 26 = gal=20 stainless steel freshwater tank is under this berth. A=20 Wilcox-Crittenden Type 451 head is installed under the after = end of=20 the port berth. To starboard is a large hanging locker with = a door=20 which swings out to close the forward cabin off from the = main cabin.=20 The 16" x 17" Lucite and teak hatch brings plenty of = daylight into=20 the forward cabin, even when closed, and there are three = fixed ports=20 and one opening port. Shelves are provided over each berth, = and=20 there's a good-sized rope locker in the peak.

The engine is in the conventional = location=20 under the bridge deck, and access is good with the table and = companion step removed. In the way of the engine, the = compartmented=20 bottom confines any oil or fuel leaks to the engine space.=20 Ventilation equipment for the test boat's engine compartment = included a intake and an exhaust blower discharging through = a small=20 cowl. The blower is an optional extra at $75, and, while the = Coast=20 Guard considers a blower merely the "equivalent" of a cowl = exhaust,=20 we'd consider it absolutely essential with a gasoline engine = With or=20 without the optional blower, the Cadet is equipped to meet = new CG=20 ventilation requirements

The stainless steel fuel tank (9 = gal) is=20 under the cockpit sole, and the fuel line is fitted with a = filter=20 and a manual shutoff, accessible from the port cockpit = locker. The=20 engine exhaust line is water-jacketed from the manifold to = the=20 muffler, and wet from there overboard.

A 12v alternator is standard, as is = a heavy=20 duty battery installed in a solid fiberglass box with a = ventilated=20 cover. Wiring is heavy duty and very neatly installed, with = two 15=20 amp main fuses with knife switches in the cabin (one for the = lighting system and one for the engine). A switchboard in = the=20 starboard seat locker includes switches for ignition, = masthead=20 light, spreader lights, bow light, stern light, port and = starboard=20 running lights, anchor light, and cabin lights.

As we closed up this little = goldplater and=20 trudged down the pier past all the fiberglass Easter eggs, = we kept=20 thinking thoughts of Nantucket, the Vineyard, The Newell = Cadet's=20 that kind of a boat.

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SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions:
Length overall 26'5 '	Freeboard forward = 3'11"
Waterline length 18'9'	Freeboard aft 2'51/2"
Beam 7'81/2"	Bridge clearance*33' 91/2" (Waterline = to top of=20 mast)
Draft 4'3 3/4"	Ballast 2700 lbs. (cast iron = )
Displacement: 6900 lbs=20 (approx.).	Sail Area: 323 sq ft=20 (working).
Accommodations: = Sleeps four:=20 two in V-berths in forward cabin, two in settee = berths=20 in main cabin; large stowage lockers under all = berths;=20 galley with fiberglass sink, lockers, dish = racks, and=20 cutlery drawer; outside loading ice chest; = hanging=20 locker; portable dining table; manual marine = head under=20 forward port berth.
Construction: = Reinforced=20 fiberglass hull and deck, built by Cheoy Lee = Shipyards=20 to Lloyd's specifications; teak overlay on deck = and=20 house sides; teak coamings, toerails, grabrails, = and=20 trim.
Spars and rigging: = Hollow=20 spruce mast and boom; stainless steel 1 x 19 = standing=20 rigging with bronze turnbuckles; Dacron running=20 rigging.
Equipment: = Complete=20 International Rule navigation lights; bell; 2 = 2Y2 LB dry=20 chemical fire extinguishers; 4 CG approved life = jackets;=20 lung-power fog horn; navy-type bilge pump; = chrome-plated=20 or stainless steel deck fittings; Genoa track; = blocks;=20 two sheet winches on bronze bases; teak-framed = Lucite=20 forward hatch; 2 Dorade-type ventilators; 2 = opening=20 ports; teak cockpit grating; 12 v electrical = system with=20 heavy duty 12 v battery; engine driven = alternator for=20 battery charging; electrical distribution panel = with two=20 15 amp main fuses and switches; 29 gal stainless = steel=20 freshwater tank; 9 gal = fueltank.
Propulsion: = Volvo-Penta 7 hp=20 diesel engine with 1.87:1 reduction gear; = Option: 30 hp=20 Universal Atomic-4 gasoline engine with direct = drive,=20 $250 extra, or Palmer 1-H 60 22 = hp.
Price: With = above equipment=20 and standard propulsion, $9950 fob Cos Cob, = Conn. The=20 test boat-with all required equipment, sails, = and=20 optional propulsion-totaled over = $11,610.
Designer: Taylor = Newell
Builder: Cheoy = Lee Shipyard,=20 Hong Kong. Distributed by Lion Yachts, River = Rd., Cos=20 Cob, Conn. 06807, and Roland Reed, 1712 High = St.,=20 Alameda, Cal. 94501.=20 Article from "Yachting" = Magazine May, 1965 (page.=20 71) From the=20 board of Taylor Newell of Rowayton, Conn., the = Cadet is=20 built in the Cheoy Lee Shipyard in Hong Kong and = is=20 distributed in this country by Herbert Hayes = Yacht Sales=20 Inc. Her hull is of fiberglass but she = has a teak=20 deck and her cabinhouse is faced with teak, = bonded over=20 the basic fiberglass structure. The = cockpit=20 coaming, seats and grating are teak as is all = other deck=20 trim. Below decks, the joinerwork is also = teak=20 throughout and two layouts are available: = One has=20 the galley amidships: the other, the = galley=20 aft. There is a choice between a Universal = Atomic=20 Stevedore gasoline engine and a Volvo Penta MD-1 = diesel=20 engine. Sitka spruce spars are standard = equipment=20 but aluminum ones, fabricated in the USA, can be = had. No effort has been made to cheapen = the boat=20 in order to make her competitive marketwise with = boats=20 of similiar dimensions. She is strictly a = quality=20 product, according to her designer. =20 Considering the size of this yacht her = accommodations=20 are excellent, with a four-berth layout and = adequate=20 stowage space. She is of moderately heavy=20 displacement with firm bilges and low-placed = ballast,=20 all of which give her excellent stability=20 characteristics. Other=20 Yachts by Taylor = Newell "Musketeer" A 40'8" Sloop, Mr Newell = turned out=20 the plans of this good looking sloop for Norge=20 Boats-Mobaco Marine, built in Norway. =20 "Rambler" A=20 24' Auxiliary Sloop "Newell=20 36" Mr=20 Taylor drew the plans of this boat for American = Marine,=20 Ltd., of Hong Kong "The New=20 Goblin" Produced as a suitable class racing = boat at a=20 moderate cost. Length was 27' 6" with a = beam of=20 6'4" "Half = Pint" A=20 small day sailor, 15' length with 640 Lb=20 ballast "Duchess" Built=20 and imported by Norge Boats, LOA 37'7", Beam = 9'3",=20 available as a sloop or yawl. There=20 are several more designs that Ruth sent me = including a=20 26 and 36' sloop plus the "Imperial" a 28 foot = power=20 = boat.

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