Yes, I didn't say it doesn't.
It positive floatation one of the factors that makes a better boat?

If installed and tested properly. There's no reason to think Neal has workable
floatation. Look at his boom and tell me his vessel is ready for any real
sailing.

RB

In order to cancel the weight of his keel (3200 pounds?) Neal would need roughly
50 cubic feet of foam. If the boat were constructed with this in mind, it would
have a layer of foam about 2 inches thick on the entire hull. It seems highly
unlikely that Neal could have installed that much foam after the fact.



"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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Yes, I didn't say it doesn't.
It positive floatation one of the factors that makes a better boat?

If installed and tested properly. There's no reason to think Neal has workable
floatation. Look at his boom and tell me his vessel is ready for any real
sailing.

RB

If he wants the boat to float with even half a foot of freeboard above the
water line, and that would be necessary to make it possible to bail the boat
in even in moderate seas, he would need more than that.
I have made a few design sketches of boats with positive flotation, and yes,
it does take up a lot of space.
As Binary Bill say's, his inflatable lovers might do the job if they are
tied down low enough, but are they puncture proof?

I don't know whether his boat actually has positive floatation or not, but,
unwise as this might seem, and since I'm not at risk here, I have just taken
his word for it.

Peter S/Y Anicula


"Jeff Morris" skrev i en meddelelse
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In order to cancel the weight of his keel (3200 pounds?) Neal would need
roughly
50 cubic feet of foam. If the boat were constructed with this in mind, it
would
have a layer of foam about 2 inches thick on the entire hull. It seems
highly
unlikely that Neal could have installed that much foam after the fact.

I don't know whether his boat actually has positive floatation or not, but,
unwise as this might seem, and since I'm not at risk here, I have just taken
his word for it.

A coronado 27 is a coronado 27. Look at the pics at his website. They give no
indication that the boat is modified in any significant way. It was designed
for near coastal and that's where it should remain. Neal claim that the thing
is a match for a true blue water boat is nothing more than a fun troll we've
all enjoyed.
Neal knows enough about boats to know the true limits of his craft. If he had a
real boat, anyone here with a Coronado would be his target. And fare game it
would be.

RB