My comment was a follow-up to Doug's statement about causes of a heavy helm.
The balance of the boat is quite relevant to the helm.
Regretably, I failed to indicate the precise point in Doug's message that I
was addressing, thinking it would be understood.

"Dave" wrote in message
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In that case I fail to see the relevance of your first sentence below.

"Dave" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:45:08 -0400, "Garland Gray II"
said:

Agreed, and also depends on how well the boat is balanced.

A spade rudder can be "balanced " itself, which can lighten the helm
considerably, as opposed to a rudder hinged to the trailing edge of the
keel.

Red Cloud® wrote:
I stand by my statement that you are ignorant of these boats and their
capabilities.

And we all believe you, since you've proved yourself to be the expert on
ignorance.

... Before the aquisition, Ericson made tons of boats that were
excellent for crossing oceans, and they have proved it. Were you even aware of
how many of them were fairly heavy full keelers? I didn't think so.


Excuse me? Are you saying that Pacific Seacraft built full keel Ericsons??

Fresh Breezes- or whatever- Doug King