StellaGirl
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Cookson 50
http://www.cooksonboats.co.nz/prod-50.htm
http://www.cooksonboats.co.nz/prod-50.htm
Canting keel cruisers?
- Thread starter Rob_Webb
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andy_wilson
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A reality?
They are ancient history in the N. Hemisphere! They have been around for nearly a decade and the price is about the same as a lifting keel option.
They were pioneered by Westerly and many recon it was the R & D cost that sent them to the wall for the last time. Loads of Ocean 33's were made with them and plenty have been around the world, I'm suprised none have turned up on the market down under yet. Expect to pay about £80K for an Ocean 33 with canting keel, about £130K for an Oceanlord (42ft) with one.
Bavaria tried to fit them on volume build but they kept falling off. Jenneau and Beneteau have yet to come to market with one.
The Southerly range has canting as an option on every model, I had a good look at the boat-show. The mechanism looks complex but it is only about £5K more than the lift-only keel.
Note the Southerly is for a yacht with a keel that is both canting and lifting. Awsome performance in open water with a 7 foot plus draught canting keel. When you have finished you just straighten it up, and wind it in (all hydraulic) and you can dry out on the grounding plate, nice and level supported by the structural twin rudders.
That's the scoop, as usual your a decade behind!
They are ancient history in the N. Hemisphere! They have been around for nearly a decade and the price is about the same as a lifting keel option.
They were pioneered by Westerly and many recon it was the R & D cost that sent them to the wall for the last time. Loads of Ocean 33's were made with them and plenty have been around the world, I'm suprised none have turned up on the market down under yet. Expect to pay about £80K for an Ocean 33 with canting keel, about £130K for an Oceanlord (42ft) with one.
Bavaria tried to fit them on volume build but they kept falling off. Jenneau and Beneteau have yet to come to market with one.
The Southerly range has canting as an option on every model, I had a good look at the boat-show. The mechanism looks complex but it is only about £5K more than the lift-only keel.
Note the Southerly is for a yacht with a keel that is both canting and lifting. Awsome performance in open water with a 7 foot plus draught canting keel. When you have finished you just straighten it up, and wind it in (all hydraulic) and you can dry out on the grounding plate, nice and level supported by the structural twin rudders.
That's the scoop, as usual your a decade behind!
rwoofer
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Re: A reality?
Think you're confusing swing keel with canting keel - they move in different directions!!
Think you're confusing swing keel with canting keel - they move in different directions!!
PuffTheMagicDragon
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Cookson 50
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Seems rather bare for a 50-foot cruising boat?
Cookson 50
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Seems rather bare for a 50-foot cruising boat?
andy_wilson
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Re: A reality?
There were a couple of clues in there!
There were a couple of clues in there!
rwoofer
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Re: A reality?
That'll teach me to drop in on a post, when I'm actually working (and therefore not paying attention). Do it to SWMBO every now and then, which gets me in lots of trouble /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
That'll teach me to drop in on a post, when I'm actually working (and therefore not paying attention). Do it to SWMBO every now and then, which gets me in lots of trouble /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
dunedin
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RE "Bavaria have a prototype", I recall Bavaria had an early prototype witha swing keel. Sadly it wasn't supposed to
Rob_Webb
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I think you guys are all confusing swinging keels with canting keels.
PuffTheMagicDragon
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I think you guys are all confusing swinging keels with canting keels.
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It seems that Bavarias and their keels or not very well known in your part of the planet! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I think you guys are all confusing swinging keels with canting keels.
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It seems that Bavarias and their keels or not very well known in your part of the planet! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
AngusMcDoon
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Senario 3: 9.2m Dragonfly cruising trimaran on a close reach whooshes past at 15 knots. Tried and tested. No waiting for untried technology. Buy one today. Curtains included in the price.
Wheee..
Wheee..