So, Thom, you're saying that the Brent Swain bilge keelers:

1. Don't protect the prop & rudder?

2. Are prone to leak where the keels are mounted?

3. Are slow sailers?

4. Can't sail upwind?

This is going to be interesting........ might have to crosspost to the
Yahoo origami boats group.

Methinks, Thom, you're generalising from a small sample set. Just
remember, it takes only one case to refute a blanket claim.

PDW

Thom Stewart wrote:
Gilly,

Would you like to talk about the COMPLETE LACK of protection offered for
the Drive shaft, strut & thrust bearing, the Prop. and the Rudder while
the Twin Keeler is under way.

Let's talk about doubling the sources of leaks on the Hull for mounting
TWO Keels instead of just one. Especially after a few dry-out like you
show in that picture.

When you think up excuses for those question we can move on the sailing
quality. Twin Keeler are painfully SLOW and their upwind ability STINKS,
as in Lousy.

After you excuse those faults: we can talk about grounding and getting
loose on a boat the won't heel grounded. You better hope you ground on a
rising Tide!

Those are the faults that I don't want to have put up with. That's MHO.

My Friend & ASA member Mich. Orton wouldn't have anything but a Twin,
although his twin keeler started leaking so badly on his way to Calif.,
when he left here he had to turn in a Newport, Ore. That's where he sold
it and brought another here in the NW. That's why he is sailing on a AB
ticket. To pay for his new boat.

It should be a beauty. He is just about back to new Spec.




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