Bilge Keelers

Sabre 27

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Re: The Mapleleaf?

Yes they did a range of 750 850 and 1050 all to a design of David Feltham,with fin and bilge keels never heard of a centre board one though.

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I think you need to make it clear that the boats mentioned came in fin keel or bilge keel - some pillock reading the list might think the boats mentioned were / are bilge keelers only.

ps missed Jaguar 27 which came in both fin and bilge keel vertions.

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I was thinking of marking those who were bilge keelers only in the final list with a note that the others are available in different configurations.

This should be easier than the other way around?

<hr width=100% size=1>The Alacrity website <A target="_blank" HREF=http://alacrity.webhop.org/>http://alacrity.webhop.org/</A>
 
Moody 336, 35 see <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.moody.co.uk/archive/archive.htm>http://www.moody.co.uk/archive/archive.htm</A>

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Seasafe Dandy, Sharky, Sunspot, Sunray and their sisters all starting with Sun......

Fantasie 19, Invader, Swift 21, Halmatic 28. All, I believe, mainly bile keeled.
 
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No: Seagull and Seamew were designed as drop keelers, and i dont think Mapleleaf was ever designed to be a BK.

Of course various people managed to attach bilge keels to make them sit up better on the putty, but they were never designed as such.

Also strictly speaking the Eventides are triple fin configuration with a hefty ballast keel and bilge plates to support the boat when aground. So was the Achilles 24. So not true bilge keelers.
 
Seeems to cover a wide range of boat types.

Its interesting to see twin keel boats and bilge keelers grouped. My understanding, which I'm not at all sure is correct, is that a boat with two keels is a twin keeler. My Golden Hind however, which is long keeler with two (potentially removeable) bilge plates, is actually classed as a bilge keeler. If that's correct doesn't that then include all triple keelers?
 
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