Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"katy" wrote

Duh...you drool while you type, too. Neal? That's a very light displacement daysailor...doens't matter if you only
weigh 90 lbs you're still going to make it list to starboard standing like that. Give it up...only thing you're
proving is that you have a whole lot of time on your hands...


Standing straight up in the cockpit in the middle of the boat's gonna make it list?
I don't think so. I could weigh 200# and still the boat wouldn't list unless I was
sitting or standing on one side of the cockpit. Duh!
It's a day sailer but it's pretty heavy. It's got real ballast in the keel. It's not water
like the MacGregor26s. Here's the site and the weights:

http://www.geocities.com/renkensailboats/Technical.html

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Boat name: Renken 18 Sailboat (R18)
LOA: 17'6"
LWL: 15'3"
Draft: 24"
Beam: 6'4"
Keel: fixed shoal
Displacement: 1220 lbs
Ballast: 450 lbs
Sleeps: 2 adults, 2 children
Sail area: main=91 sq. ft., jib=59 sq. ft. (total=150 sq. ft.)
Portsmouth # (for regattas): 112.4
Tangerine / Sigma 18 / Renken 18
History and Technical Data

Now there's probably 200 more pounds inside with the canned goods and other foods, stove,
two anchors, life jackets, cushions, water jugs, battery, lantern, extra sails, blankets, sheets, pillows
etc. And I bet I scraped a hundred pounds of guck off the bottom. But I did that before the pictures
so it doesn't really count. I broke a nail on my right pinky and got a cut on a cuticle by a barnacle.
And it's wide in the back. Lots of flotation back there. It's pretty wide for its length.
6'4" beam. It's probably close to that across the transom. My weight just doesn't push it down
very much.

Cheers,
Ellen








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Cheers,
Ellen


I stand by what I said...a boat of that weight and build would list to
starboard with someone standing where the person is purported to be
standing...write all you want...it won't make a difference...you'e
wrong..and you're Neal....