On Jul 10, 9:01 am, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
Thats just another example of why full keel boats are far superior.
No long section of shaft exposed to be bent, no strut to worry about
either.

The problem, Joe, is that there are too many days on the LIS where
full keel boats can hardly sail at all. In 10 knots Heart of Gold can
sail well and produce some smiles. But most full keel boats require
more than that to show their stuff. Most folks seek out lighter fins
here for that reason.

Yeah I guess..light winds and only sailing 6 mo a year must suck. A
frien had a P-30 here..way to nimble. And the 35s5 usually go with a
deeper keel that restricts them to where they can sail.


And whenever I sail on my friend's J29, it makes
me wonder if that's not the "ideal" boat a lot of the time.

There is a big pack of J's at the Wensday night races here, they are
lake boats and rarely venture to the bay.


True, if I was planning much more than daysailing and weekend jaunts,
a full keel would have it's obvious strengths.

Yelp..you said it "obvious strengths" as in not frail and nimble. You
left out more flexable and faster too.

Joe


RB
35s5
NY