Blueboatman
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if you look at the galley photo, this boat has been pre approved by the ships cat!
Now W just needs to pursuade the rest of his family
Now W just needs to pursuade the rest of his family
Here’s an interesting little boat in Vigo
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harvey38
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Being a MOBO owner but interested in all things boaty, what kind of keel is that?
Cheers
Rob
Wansworth
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Generally referred to asa long fixed keel as opposed to afín keel or bilge keels
Wansworth
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I have three cats and a dogif you look at the galley photo, this boat has been pre approved by the ships cat!
Now W just needs to pursuade the rest of his family
doug748
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Fisksatra also built those Knud Reimer's skerry cruisers. Very different to the apple of Wandworth's eye; forty foot long and less beam than a Sadler 25:
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Blueboatman
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My introduction to blue water sailing was a wooden 50sq m windfall that a friend bought
The Grp Skerries cruiser version would be fantastic _ and no leaks
Wansworth
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That’s where the Dragons come from
zoidberg
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LittleSister
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The great advantage of a long keel is it allows the skipper to feel smug when they successfully manoeuvre it in tight, tricky spaces.
(Any fool can do that with a boat that turns on a sixpence, and the rudder and propellor work in both forward and reverse!
)Wansworth
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The great advantage of a long keel is it allows the skipper to feel smug when they successfully manoeuvre it in tight, tricky spaces.
(Any fool can do that with a boat that turns on a sixpence, and the rudder and propellor work in both forward and reverse!
Wansworth
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You have no idea if you haven’t owned a Vega
V1701
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You have no idea if you haven’t owned a Vega
Looks quite like a Vega until you get to the stern. I think those small double enders are lovely - Frances/Victoria, Grinde 27/28? there's one currently in the pacific with Windhippie on Youtube...
zoidberg
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The great advantage of a long keel is it allows the skipper to feel smug when they successfully manoeuvre it in tight, tricky spaces.
(Any fool can do that with a boat that turns on a sixpence, and the rudder and propellor work in both forward and reverse!
Aye, laddie.... but can you do it under sail when the shiny Nanni won't start - the way God intended trad long-keelers to be berthed?
( Did I hear John Goode chuckling in his grave? )
Wansworth
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Have had two long keelers a mashford four tonner about 23 foot loa with Stuart Turner swinging a 14inch prop with right handed propand a 40 foot with a 70 hp Ford swinging a 23 inch prop again right handed in both cases the judicious application of full ahead tiller to starboard the stern whipped round very quickly and the vessel more or less stopped after the short burst of power…….well from memory
LittleSister
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Have had two long keelers a mashford four tonner about 23 foot loa with Stuart Turner swinging a 14inch prop with right handed propand a 40 foot with a 70 hp Ford swinging a 23 inch prop again right handed in both cases the judicious application of full ahead tiller to starboard the stern whipped round very quickly and the vessel more or less stopped after the short burst of power…….well from memory
Your Macwester Kelpie had a long, keel, too, did it not?
Wansworth
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No as it. Was molded from only one half mould and formed bolting the two halves. together it hadshort keel in the middle.I fashioned a skeg at theend where Macwester decided to fit the rudder so it was a fin and s keg with the rudder mounted on the stearn
