Atlantic crossing with a LM32?

[bojenjoe]

Here is Josef from Germany,

my desire and dream (keep me alive :-) is to make a greater journey maybe cross the Atlantic with my LM 32.

I know the LM 32 is category "B" = off shore in Great Britain and not is not recommend for a trip over an ocean.

But the result of an institute of standardization is not the reality.

The LM 32 is a very robust ship, built in the 80th, without much savings in material.

What is your experience in sailing LM 32 on an area like open sea?

In heavy weather?

What must I do to bring my LM 32 to an "Atlantic Crosser".

I am very anxious about your experience and than you very much in advance.

Many greetings from Bavaria, Germany

Now we have 32°C, blue sky and a little cloudy, but no wind 

Josef :-)

[stevespring]

Didn't someone already do an Atlantic crossing in a 32? Or might have been a 30. There's a blog out there somewhere...

Lack of a bridge deck would be my first concern I think, but could likely be solved with some kind of lower wash board set up.

[Brian & Glenda]

From Soren's response to an earlier query: Can LM27 MK1 cross the Atlantic ocean?

bluedaneatlantic.blogspot.dk/

[bojenjoe]

Thank you very much stevespring, I think there are a lot of things to change.

Brain & Glenda,
thank you very much, you are great, you are the best.
This blog is balm for my soul. LM32 works :-)
Thank you from Josef, from Germany with 33°C air temperature.

[chrismunson]

Couple of things: The earlier LM 32s had an opening at the aft end of each cockpit seat that would allow a filled cockpit to overflow direct into the bilge. Very dangerous - need to block that opening off before sailing. Later versions corrected this. Even a 100% jib may be too large, have a storm jib and use it early. Rig 2nd reef on main. Add an insert panel at the pilothouse doors, the sill is not enough of a bridge deck to be useful. Add extra handholds below, the saloon is too big a cavern to get tossed around in. The 3 plastic hatches are a very weak point have a plan and material in case they get bashed in.

There are more competent sea boats out there.

[alisdairjohnston]

I am interested in this topic, not through any wish to take Nordlys across the Atlantic, but in more general terms. As a LM newbie, the lack of a bridge deck has often concerned me(my previous boat was a Rival 32). Has anyone fitted a temporary bridge deck to an LM32?

I have to say, in defence of the design, I have never come close to having waves in the cockpit! thanks

[jandane]

A danish couple, Mirela and Mikael Dokkedal did the crossing in a LM32 from autumn 2017 and were back in spring 2018. They had a blog about it, in danish, but try with google translate. find it here bluedaneatlantic.blogspot.com/