Joel,
You’re right. The cable itself would not be a major expense.
The hauling the boat 10 feet in the air, perhaps as an emergency
short-haul, and doing the repairs while in a travel lift, dismantling what’s
there, snaking a new wire through and everything else gets expensive. And if it
breaks on its own, I’m looking a major out-of-pocket keel repair.
I’m not so sure about the resale value part. A shoal-draft keel has its
advantages, especially for cruising. And, a next owner would not need to
continually inspect and possibly repair the cable.
Upwind performance is the biggie. But, in less than 10, I find the boat
runs slower VMG than with the board up. And in Western LI Sound, we don’t get
above 10 all that often. As I said — playing with the idea.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log
On Mar 7, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Joel Aronson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Edd,
>
> I wouldn't think the cable (or Dyneema) would be a major expense. You would
> hurt the resale value and upwind performance if you glassed it over.
>
> Joel
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Edd Schillay <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dwight,
>
> Initially, I was very enthusiastic about owning a keel/centerboard
> model — better pointing upwind, less drag downwind. The process of lowering
> and raising the board is quiet and it’s great to have some control over how
> much you can have down there depending on wind strength — Then, I joined this
> list and heard some horror stories about the cable breaking and the board
> doing (uninsured) damage to the keel.
>
> So each year, I have my bottom cleaners lower the board and check the
> cable. So far, each year (8 years running), they have said it was fine, but I
> dread the day where I have to replace the cable ($$$).
>
> Now that I’m transitioning to a more cruising-oriented sailing
> lifestyle, I have been playing with the idea of just glassing it over,
> forcing it to always remain in the up position and never having to inspect or
> maintain the cable again.
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Edd
>
>
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY
> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log
>
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