Swing Keal..good or bad

[Giulietta]

Originally Posted by RAGNAR

Anything that avoids a huge piece of lead at the end of a foil is a good thing, IMHO. Why sail a boat that feels like it's tripping over its ballast all day, with slams to boot?

Originally Posted by RAGNAR

I was trying to criticize bulb keels. Centerboards don't need a bullet down there.

So I was walking down the road and I tripped on this ballast bullet.....

Where did I have my head to come with such a poor tripping bullet design???

Rags...lay off the sauce man.....

From now on...all keel boats come with a disclaimer:

WARNING TRIPPING HAZARD....AVOID AT ALL COSTS...POOR DESIGN....USELESS











My "tripping bullet" poor design keel, allows me to sail in 30 knots without reefing....what's in your wallet???

EHEHEHEHEE

Rags...Couts, Bertarelli, Grael, Farr, Botin, Carkeek, Pugh, etc....and a few other guys that design and sail ACC's Volvo's and TP's will call you soon, so you suggest a fix for their boats...ehehehehe

That was funny

[max-on]

My 33 needs a keel like that; I would not enjoy the shark tripping me all the time though!!

[chucklesR]

Nice toe stubber. No wonder you trip on it.

[Giulietta]

Just in case anyone wonders how it "works" inside....

Here is the "heart" of the canting keel of a Volvo Ocean racer, in this case, Ericsson 1









And the side dagger boards....UP in this photo bellow





You don't see any one in the photos, because they all tripped and fell in the ocean, due to the poor design...just I stayed on board, with a famous guy...

[chucklesR]

Good to see they spared no expense on the stainless steel and maintenance as shown in the second photo.

[Giulietta]

Chuck...you're funny....look at the galley and bunks....and you are worried with a little rust in the keel????

ahahahahahahahha

[chucklesR]

It's my US Navy roots showing. A professionally raced ocean going boat should be shined, cleaned and maintained. Rust has no place anywhere aboard. Especially not on the linkage for the part that failed ( I think that's right, could be wrong).

[Giulietta]

Chuck...are you aware that that area is wet all the time with salt water??

The keel mechanism is in a "well" that is under water all the time?? Sea water fills that area all the time. Once removed from the water, it rusts...

Rest assured they cleaned it and lubricated...I saw

[chucklesR]

Nope, was not aware. Didn't care Rust is Rust is Rust. Paint it! (the navy talking).

[Johnrb]

Giu: Dude - that is one mean looking keel.