It can hardly be a Scheel keel since the man didn't invent
it until 1976 and my fine yacht was built sometime in 1972.

Duh!

It IS similar in many respects to the Scheel keel, however.
It differs in that it is more of a foil shape but it does have the
weight down low as a shoal keel should. It's shape, like the
Sheel keel, acts to reduce the loss over the tip as explained
in the link. Less loss of lift due to turbulence equals greater
efficiency.

My keel works! My boat is as weatherly as any
I've sailed against including some yachts that are larger.
It is generally faster than most the same size on a reach
and on a run it doesn't wallow like those vessels that
have a deep fin keel. It's the hot set-up, believe me.

S.Simon



"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message ...
Are you actually claiming your keel is a Scheel Keel? It certainly doesn't look like one!


"Simple Simon" wrote in message
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Read it and weep you useless model train weenie!

http://www.cays.com/ph40shoalkeel.html

S.Simon


"SAIL LOCO" wrote in message
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One can see the thickness of the keel which is necessary for proper lift in
a shoal keel.

The above quote from the photo caption is really funny. I'll bet that thing
really goes to windward with that fat balloon keel. That thing might give the
propper ballast for it's size but trust me it offers no lift.


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