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Although I don't yet have a lot of experience with it, my Morgan 30 has a centreboard. It has a substantial keel, but with less than 4' draft it is excellent for gunkholing (ideal here on the Chesapeake Bay). The boat sails well with the centreboard up, but lowering it definitely improves ability to point up and, of course, reduces leeway.
I know that there are maintenance issues with this arrangement and the lifting gear on mine is going to need some work next season (which I expect to be a challenge!). However, as far as I can tell this would be the first major work on the lifting gear in the boat's 37 year life, so it seems to have lasted well......
Stuart
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Leith (rhymes with teeth) is the port of the City of Edinburgh in Scotland. A Leither is someone who comes from that area.
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky - I left my shoes and socks there, I wonder if they're dry?
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