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March 13th 05, 04:51 AM
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"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message .. . David CL Francis wrote: If I am not mistaken her boat was a trimaran - does that qualify as a 'keelboat'? 3 keels are better than 1... Actually a boat with 3 keels would be horribly slow. 
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March 14th 05, 07:06 PM
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Dave Stadt wrote:
Actually a boat with 3 keels would be horribly slow. 2 are faster than 1, I'd bet 3 shallow beats a single deep one, especially when it just has 2 in the water in a strong wind...
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March 15th 05, 12:05 AM
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"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message .. . Dave Stadt wrote: Actually a boat with 3 keels would be horribly slow. 2 are faster than 1, I'd bet 3 shallow beats a single deep one, especially when it just has 2 in the water in a strong wind... Shallow keels in general aren't worth much. The stronger the wind the deeper you want. Many have tried two but have not been successful. Two are good for grounding though as the boat sits upright nice waiting for the tide to come in. Keels are wings remember.
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March 15th 05, 04:39 AM
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"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message .. . Dave Stadt wrote: Actually a boat with 3 keels would be horribly slow. 2 are faster than 1, I'd bet 3 shallow beats a single deep one, especially when it just has 2 in the water in a strong wind... You are missing the technical definition of a keel boat. Tri hulls and Catamarans are not keelboats. Deep displacement sailboats without moveable centerboards are keel boats. -- Jim in NC
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March 15th 05, 10:19 AM
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Morgans wrote:
You are missing the technical definition of a keel boat. Tri hulls and Catamarans are not keelboats. Deep displacement sailboats without moveable centerboards are keel boats. I kneaux that, you and Dave are missing the irony of my point. I seem to remember the Kiwi's bringing their supersized keel boat to a race here in the US quite awhile back and losing to a 2 hulled blow boat that allows one side to fly [somewhat back on topic] when the winds are sufficient... Hence more hulls in this race, wins by design... Most every boat hull has a "keel", some just geaux deeper in the water than others... A Louisiana Jon Boat [flatbottom] comes to mind... g
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