lumphammer
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As the title, but having read concerns about bilge keels on half tide moorings (muddy) being over stressed,, I would appreciate any feedback on how a Duette might cope?
TIA
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Considering a Hunter Duette on a swinging half tide mooring
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ridgy
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Go for it, the whole point of bilge keepers is to use half tide moorings.
wallacebob
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Most of the worries about twin keels on mud come from Westerly (Centaur, etc) keels being splayed and getting “stuck”. This caused stress to inadequate keel mounting. That, and bashing on hard sand/shell. British Hunters (I’ve a Horizon 23) don’t have these issues; I hope!
seeSimon
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There was a hunter Delta 25 on a spring drying mooring, over hardish sand, near me. Out all winter!
No issues.
That said we've seen more than one bilger sunk hereabouts.
Centaurs keel got lasooed by its own riser chain in a strong wind over tide...
As did a large Southerly, which also sank in an entirely separate lasooing incident.
No issues.
That said we've seen more than one bilger sunk hereabouts.
Centaurs keel got lasooed by its own riser chain in a strong wind over tide...
As did a large Southerly, which also sank in an entirely separate lasooing incident.
Stemar
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While it obviously can happen, I strongly believe that the potential for problems is pretty small. Look around Portsmouth Harbour and a dozen similar places, you see hundreds, if not thousands, of bilge keelers on muddy drying moorings, year in, year out. I'd have no hesitation in parking on one. I did for the best part of 20 years, though mine had vertical keels, rather than splayed ones. I'd be far more leery of being on a hard sand mooring, where you get bounced on it as you dry out and refloat.
paulferris1964
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Used to keep a Duette on a half tide mooring in Chichester. No problems at all.... apart from the lack of water!
ProDave
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No problem here with a HH23 (same basic hull and keels as the Duette) in a drying harbour.
Jim@sea
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I once had a cheap 24ft Colvic Watson which had a deep keel, and I could not sell it, but had I bought one with bilge keels I would probably still have it. Certainly when I had it up for sale I even thought of adding bilge keels to sell it, perhaps at around £5000 buyers cant afford the fees to keep a boat in a marina due to the shortage of deep water moorings. Certainly with a bilge keeler old ones keep their price.
Muddy32
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My Duette touches at ELWS on the Dart without any problems.