On our old Melges 24, the keel would begin to hum quietly around 10/12 knots or so. Up around 16/17 knots it was really screaming! That was always fun (until you'd wipe out in a wild broach!)
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It was a little annoying but it did happen when it was going decently fast.
Thats very fast John, you sure 16/17 knots on a 24'?
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You can go that fast no problem , i have been over 20 on a J24
BUT you gotta be willing to take the BAD ending of dipping the windex
When a J24 planes the whole boat rises out of the water a good 6" and it feels great until you start running out of rudder and the boat slowly gets sideways and trips on the keel
I am no longer willing to take the bad ending BTW
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you gotta be willing to take the BAD ending of dipping the windex 
