brevell
11-20-2006, 11:01 AM
I'm planning to convert a Buccaneer 18 or Coronado 15 into a sportboat configuration with a lead bulb on keel strut replacing the centerboard. Can anyone direct me to plans for building a daggerboard type keel trunk strong enough to handle the loads produced by the lead bulb (probably 200 to 250 lbs. of lead) and a board three to five feet long. Also I'm looking for ways of building a keel lifting mechanism- perhaps the crane type used on an Ultimate 20 or a boom or mast mounted lifting mechanism.
The second question involves the strut or daggerboard. How does one go about building a solid unidirectional glass board strong enough to handle the loads and how do you get the right shape? Thanks, Burt
The second question involves the strut or daggerboard. How does one go about building a solid unidirectional glass board strong enough to handle the loads and how do you get the right shape? Thanks, Burt