I have a Mars modified bulb keel on my 37. They chopped it off to 5’6 which still can be tight around here in the Pamlico sound. Nothing to really compare it to upwind except the people behind me! so little hard to tell ;)
John Conklin S/V Halcyon S/V Heartbeat www.flirtingwithfire.com > On Aug 18, 2020, at 4:55 PM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > One of the guys who used to co-own a boat yard here in St. Michaels had a > deep draft ex-racing boat and converted it for cruising. Chopped the extra > keel off with a chain saw, and had Mars Metal take the lead and mold a wing > keel (in halves) and bolted it on, faired it in and used it for a number of > years. It sold. > > Gary > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Della Barba > via CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Joe Della Barba <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Northeast 39 > > Be cool if the keel was the same as a 40 or 41 at the top, just stick a K/CB > keel on and save the deep keel for racing ;) > > Joe > > Coquina > > >> On 8/18/2020 2:26 PM, Rob Ball via CnC-List wrote: >> The project was a limited run boat from the Custom Shop - built by > Bruckmann. Not intended as a comfy cruising boat obviously . . . The market > was intended for Long Island Sound and try to come up with something to > appeal to C&C 40 owners looking for something uptick . . . . >> Clearly much more carefully built, and one could add skylights now, but to > get reasonable draft obviously a keel job is in order . . . . >> But it's always a shame to remove the engine from a Ferrari and put in a > Chevy replacement . . . >> >> Rob Ball >> C&C 34 Escapade >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
