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Originally Posted by Jim H
I once looked at a Pearson 35:
It obviously has a centerboard, but it wouldn't be a boat to beach to dry out (unless you careened it).
I think your Mogan 30 is similar:
I also thought about a Tartan 37 with centerboard, but I noticed in the story of Tigger, a Tartan 37 that circumnavigated, that the owners simply glassed the centerboard up into the raised postion at one point because it caused more problems than it solved. Some have systems that fail, and others rattle quite a bit, etc.
By comparison, this is what parking an Ovni or Southerly might look like:
Hopefully, a newer boat like the Southerly or Ovni wouldn't have problems for awhile. Good luck with the Morgan-- she's a classic. |
Thanks for the Morgan layout drawing - that's something I don't have in my collection! And thanks, too, for your comments about the Morgan. She is a beauty and great fun to sail.
I understand your point about the beaching problem (the picture of the Ovni ia amazing) and about maintenance issues on the centreboard. I suspect that this problem is like almost anything else boat related - as long as you carry out regular inspections and adequate maintenance then you are OK. Otherwise, trouble is bound to catch up with you eventually....
Incidentally, twin keeled boats which sit level on the hard are very common in the UK where East Coast harbours tend to dry out at low tide. I had a 23' sloop with this feature and it was very handy. If we needed to replace a seacock, for example, then any convenient sandy beach would do - choose your tide state, run her aground and wait for the tide to go out......
Stuart