SHETLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Hi All,
New member to the Shetland Owners I am looking at buying at a Shetland 27 can members pass on any pitfalls or problems to look out for in my search
or do any members have one for sale looking for 2000 onwards.


thanks

Hi.

If you haven't already done so, look at the thread from 5th July 2019 'Shetland 27 Fuse Box Help'.

Some details about Shetland 27's on there.

Simon.

Check for rot at the bottom of the plywood bulkhead between the anchor locker and the locker under the forward seats.

The seal over the joint between the hull and the superstructure can leak rainwater into the wooden core of the transom. In our case, the water leaked inside the hull around the stern thruster and we spent a small fortune resealing the thruster without curing the problem.

On my boat the bow thruster tube was not fitted properly into the hull. On one side the hole in the hull was oversize and the gap had been repaired with filler instead of glass fibre. It became apparent when the boat was lifted out. When the hull surface was dry, water continued to seep out around the edge of the tube.

Thanks for the info more I can gather will help when I go to view