southerly

[biscuit1]

Hi, I was recommended to join this forum via the Norfolk Broads forum.

I came across an old 29ft Southerly last year in Bedford marina, I decided to take a punt on it and it ended up in my back garden. I had a marine engineer out to check over the hull he informed me that the yacht had never been finished by the manufactures had never been on the water and it was in a sound condition. To cut a long storey short I have been fitting her out and I now need to know what ballast would be required. Sorry to offend sailors but she had no provision for a sail and no lifting keel has been fitted so I intend to use it as a motorised vessel on the inland waterways.

Any help would be appreciated.

I can post or send pictures if required.

Thank You.

Biscuit1.

 

[Boathook]

I think that you will need to approach Southerly to find out the weight of the cast iron sole and lifting keel. This will give an idea of the ballast required. I suspect that some trial and error will be involved as you place the ballast / weights inside under the floors. Have you left room in the bilge ?

 

[Tranona]

That sounds like a very old John Bennett design boat. Northshore may still have the drawings for it. The ballast would have been in a casting recessed into the hull and a ballasted centre plate. For motor only use you would probably need some sort of keel for directional stability.

 

[Cardo]

For motor only use you would probably need some sort of keel for directional stability.

+1
Our 105 simply will not turn without some keel out (or the use of the bow thruster!)

 

[Seajet]

Though early Southerlys were hardly likely to make a sailors' heart leap, I can't help wondering if she's more valuable as a project to fit out for sailing - if the keel bits are available or can be made at a reasonable cost -, as virtually anything will trundle around inland ?

 

[E39mad]

Tranona is correct - it will be the Southerly 28. A centre board/keel with bilge plates and not the later ballasted keel incorporating grounding plate started by the 95 and 105.

 

[biscuit1]

Hi,
Thank You for the replies. I have attached 2 pictures to see if this helps.
Biscuit1