Hey Katy
 

http://www.catalina25-250.org/tech/tech25/wingcon1.html

I wonder if Kirie sells a conversion kit? The French don't seem enamored of
wing keels, I'd be surprised if they offered one.
John Cairns

Hey Katy
 

Interesting...Kirie's boatyard is in La Rochelle, France....we have ahd
parts shipped successfully for self-installation, but if they did make a
conversion kit, the price would probably be prohibitive just for the
shipping...better to go look at the cb Kirie for sale down there....(it is
exactly like ours except for the keel configuration...)

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Hey Katy
 

Why don't you removed the keel and put on a centerboard?

Don't worry about being overpowered. There is not wind
down there.

Hey Katy
 

Bart said: There is not wind
down there.

It blew quite steadily the whole time we were down there....between
10-12...not the gusty crap we have up here where it's 7 one minute and 40
the next....

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Hey Katy
 

No kidding. It's been like that around here. It tough sailing
in that stuff. Parts start breaking.

katysails wrote

down there.

It blew quite steadily the whole time we were down there....between
10-12...not the gusty crap we have up here where it's 7 one minute and 40
the next....

Hey Katy
 

Bart said: There is not wind
down there.

In my (admittedly limited) experience, there is often a sea breeze along
the Gulf... although there are summer doldrums too.

katysails wrote:
It blew quite steadily the whole time we were down there....between
10-12...not the gusty crap we have up here where it's 7 one minute and 40
the next....

You mean the ever popular Flying Hammer effect? We get that a lot this
time of year, bursts of colder dense air, often from a totally random
direction. Makes it challenging!

DSK