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http://www.google.com/patents?vid=US...q=keel#PPP1,M1

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"Blowfish" "" \"@ wrote
http://www.google.com/patents?vid=US...q=keel#PPP1,M1


That keel won't work around here. There's always lots of stuff floating in the water.
There's Sargasso seaweed, there's grass floating, there's lots of lobster and crab traps
with floats attached with floating rope. All this stuff would get tangled up in the workings
of that keel patent. I can tell this is another case where an engineer has an idea he thinks
will work. Too bad he just has no sailing experience in the real world. He should come post
here. He'd fit right in.....

Cheers,
Ellen

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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"Blowfish" "" \"@ wrote
http://www.google.com/patents?vid=US...q=keel#PPP1,M1


That keel won't work around here. There's always lots of stuff
floating in the water.
There's Sargasso seaweed, there's grass floating, there's lots of lobster
and crab traps
with floats attached with floating rope. All this stuff would get tangled
up in the workings
of that keel patent. I can tell this is another case where an engineer has
an idea he thinks
will work. Too bad he just has no sailing experience in the real world.
He should come post
here. He'd fit right in.....

Cheers,
Ellen


I have no idea who you are, but you are no woman. Maybe a Drag Queen,
possibly a Tranny, but no, you are not a woman nor even a passable
immatator. Women are incapable of thinking within Aristoclesian boundaries.
--
jlrogers±³©

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"jlrogers±³©" wrote
I have no idea who you are, but you are no woman. Maybe a Drag Queen, possibly a Tranny, but no, you are not a woman
nor even a passable immatator. Women are incapable of thinking within Aristoclesian boundaries.


Some men just refuse to believe some of us women have brains. I guess you're too used
to Katy. But, you're right about the Aristoclesian thing. I'm clueless..... But I do sail sailboats.
Mostly small ones. Errr... only small ones. Junk gets caught on the rudder so it doesn't take
a genius to guess it would get caught on keels that have hinges and that stick out from the
hull even when they're folded up beside the hull. Duh.
Now, what I'd like to see is a keel that has flaps like an airplane. But split flaps. When your
running before a storm you could crank out the flaps on both sides of the end of the keel so
they acted like a brake. You wouldn't have to bother towing warps and you could crank out
enough flap so you could keep your speed just right. Also when you were going slow and to
weather in regular winds you could use the flaps on the right side and it would give you more
lift so you could point higher.

Cheers,
Ellen



Cheers,
Ellen

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On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:00:19 -0500, "Ellen MacArthur"
wrote:
Also when you were going slow and to
weather in regular winds you could use the flaps on the right side and it would give you more
lift so you could point higher.

You don't need more lift. It is exactly right all the time. Worry
about drag, Precious.

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Goofball_star_dot_etal wrote:
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:00:19 -0500, "Ellen MacArthur"
wrote:

Also when you were going slow and to
weather in regular winds you could use the flaps on the right side and it would give you more
lift so you could point higher.


You don't need more lift. It is exactly right all the time. Worry
about drag, Precious.

gollem, gollem....