I have a line on a $1 Cal 21. Seems she ran into some bad luck and had the keel ripped off and was dismasted at the same time.
The swing keel has been repaired new mast has been purchased, includes 3 head sails, boom, road worthy trailer and all furniture has been removed leaving a bare hull.
So along comes me thinking, can I turn this thing into a water ballast raid boat/beach cruiser?
Replace the keel with a centre board, fiberglass in 3 water tanks, centerline and maybe two wing tanks, ballast transfer pump to fill the upwind tank? Or maybe just stick with centre line tankage.
Keep her interior stripped down and light?
Sail her like a 20 foot dinghy. With the benefit of water ballast.
Any one ever done a water ballast conversion? I know the technology got a bad rep for a while, but a lot of the nicer home built plywood beach boats use water ballast these days to keep them light for beaching.
The swing keel has been repaired new mast has been purchased, includes 3 head sails, boom, road worthy trailer and all furniture has been removed leaving a bare hull.
So along comes me thinking, can I turn this thing into a water ballast raid boat/beach cruiser?
Replace the keel with a centre board, fiberglass in 3 water tanks, centerline and maybe two wing tanks, ballast transfer pump to fill the upwind tank? Or maybe just stick with centre line tankage.
Keep her interior stripped down and light?
Sail her like a 20 foot dinghy. With the benefit of water ballast.
Any one ever done a water ballast conversion? I know the technology got a bad rep for a while, but a lot of the nicer home built plywood beach boats use water ballast these days to keep them light for beaching.
