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Old 08-25-2007
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Originally Posted by sailingdog View Post
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I beleive the P34 was a stub keel/centerboard design, with the bulk of the mass in the stub keel. The centerboard was primarily to generate lift and help prevent leeway.
I'll be damned. You learn something new every day .

I actually looked before answering. Didn't look hard enough. Turns out they made two versions of that boat: A "centerboard version" and a "keel version":



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