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From: cirejay (no email)
Date: Fri Mar 04 2005 - 17:04:52 EST
Jon, The long answer is NO. Anything longer is because the writer
has nothing better to do:-).
eric S/V Nebaras
--- In , "Jon Brown" <jbrown510 at g dot dot dot >
wrote:
> Please excuse the whatever ignorance exists such that I ask this
question...
>
> Is it practical to change the keel design on a boat? Say for
example that I find the "perfect" good old boat (as in 20-25 years
old), except is happens to have a full keel that won't sail towards
windward worth a damn... Could someone with reasonable funds refit
it with a fin/skeg-rudder or such and improve it's windward
perforance? or is this something that is intricately tied to the
design and modifing one part is going to through the balance between
hull/sail/rig compeltley out of whack?
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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