As an aside, I beleive it is my boat that had the bulb. I bought it from Vin Mcateer in RI and keep it in Maine. It was the owner before that had the bulb. I sail extensively single handed and find it much easier to single hand than my previous boat, a j-22

:: Harvey, Your idea of adding a bulb to the keel has been
:: tried on a boat in Rhode Island which has been sold and
:: is now, I believe, in San Francisco. I believe the bulb
:: was removed. I never saw the boat but I talked once on
:: the phone or by email with the owner. He was racing the
:: boat in PHRF and trying to gain an advantage. Bolting on
:: a couple of pieces of lead would not be hard to do, but
:: I agree with Larry Fisher that the boat probably sails
:: better the way it was designed, single handed, double
:: handed or with a full crew. Just out of curiosity, have
:: you sailed on an E27? If you haven't I suggest you try
:: it. You'll find out that it's one of the sweetest
:: sailing boats you've ever sailed. As Larry said there's
:: rarely a need to reef. Just vang sheet the main and ease
:: it out in the puffs. All you need to do is use a small
:: (#4) jib when the wind pipes up.
::
:: A sail drive might be nice, but IMO it's unnecessary. If
:: you need an outboard, get a small, light one (under 30
:: pounds) and stick it on the transom before you leave the
:: dock. And tilt it up out of the water when you're not
:: using it. But, as Larry said, the boat is quite easy to
:: sail in and out of the harbor. You can spin it around
:: 360 in it's own length. And it can be easily stopped by
:: grabbing a piling.