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Well yeah but.
My last boat was a Venture 24 with 600 lbs of iron in the swing keel. There
was a locking bolt in the keel trunk, which I always locked down when the
wind freshened up. She was a bit tender initially but would soon settle in
nicely. Ok, sure, I kept the mainsheet near at hand when the wind was
gusting, but I'll you what, I tried like hell to bury that toe rail and I
never even got close. I would never go offshore in such a boat, but she was
good for the river sailing I was doing at the time.
And yet.
In my mind a boat's integrity can be judged foremost by her keel and how you
feel about its construction and how well it's all joined together down
there. That's what really used to bug be about the V24. One bolt holding
the whole thing on! No no no! But on an inland river? Aye, no problem.
Andrew
s/v Someday
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From: "Aerofoam" <>
Cc: "live aboard list" <>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: My Sailing Lessons
>
> > Okay, you've sold me on looking at a swing keel as well.
>
> Keep in mind that swing keels have developed a bad and somewhat
> deserved reputation for folding up in heavy weather when the boat
> gets rolled over too far and you need it the most.
> Also most swing keel boats do NOT have enough ballast to be
> self righting in a roll over.
> I would personally look for a shallow draft or even a twin keel
> design if I were looking for a mono hull and had no desire to trailer it.
> I had a Santana 22 which was more than happy to keep all her
> sail area in winds up to 20 knots. It has a 1200lb cast iron keel
> and was designed for racing in San Francisco bay. I have also had
> a Catalina 22 with a swing keel and you had to start reefing in
> about 10knots of wind. I have never been on a boat that seemed
> more un-seaworthy.
>
> M.Mech (currently sailing a 44ft, trimaran with a 12ft. dagger board!)
>
>
>
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