Guy Aerts wrote:
On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:45:20 -0400, katy wrote:
Guy Aerts wrote:
On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:30:31 -0400, katy
wrote:
wrote:
Frank Boettcher wrote:
On 13 Jun 2006 09:44:50 -0700, wrote:
Someone in the thread .....
The rest snipped
That was me. Thanks for the info. For perspective purposes, what
does your 28 S2 draw?
Frank
My S2 draws 3'10". If I dont go aground at least once when I sail, I
figure i am not going anywhere interesting. Obviously, I need shoal
draft.
No....shoal draft is a royal pain...you lose headway bigtime....
Well, 6 foot draft in 4 feet of water will cause you to lose even more
headway, Katy. Where Dave lives, that's the situation.
a centerboard keel would be better than a shoal draft...at least then
he'd have aptions...
A centerboard/keel is generally considered shoal draft. Shoal simply means
"shallow"
I dont like centerboards for big boats cuz the trunk gets in the way.
I also have problems with their reliability having seen several boats
lose theirs. Extreme fouling conditions also limit their reliability.
It is a matter of preference, I prefer my simple shoal keel with
encapsulated ballast.