Gary wrote:
The board was removed early in her life as was the top 25 feet of main
mast.

For big deep heavy boats like this, the CB is mostly useful
for round-the-bouys racing. Taking it out was a good move IMHO.

... She originally had cement and steel punchings for ballast but
that was replaced 3 years ago with lead pigs.

I bet that was expensive. But it's another good move,
longevity wise, as long as the lead is insulated from the
steel hull. They're not a huge electrolysis problem
together, but every little bit helps. Cast Cement in the
bilge is an awful shipmate, it's porous enough to trap water
and nasty gunk against the hull. I've sailed on a bunch of
wooden boats ballasted with cast cement, and it has it's
devotees... for example, it's easy to trim the boat to her
lines as your pour it in, and it's easy on the garboards.
But it's ugly stuff most ways.

... She is much stiffer now
than before. I have sailed her in both configurations. We did a
complete inclining experiment with her in 2002 and the C of G dropped
almost 2 feet when the lead was put in.


Not surprising when you're talking about so many tons. I bet
it makes a big difference in her sailing characteristics
too. When you say "complete" incline test, how far over did
you haul her?

With respect to the replaced steel, the corrosion was from the inside
out. I guess that in 1921 they didn't have great paint and preservation
of steel and the corrosion from sweating was extensive. Now we have
insulated it so it should last another 85 years.

Sounds good. I like the idea of a boom gallows too.

DSK