Sharpii2, Thank you for the WA figures. This adds an engineering context to the discussion and promotes thought. I was looking for...
JSL, Thank you for the interesting post. It appears that you had a sturdy full keel rather than the wing keel. Although a lot bigger scope than...
Hi Par, You comments on the "hydro issues" was why I originally posted the question. The steel issue is another situation. There are many...
PAR, As I originally noted, I offered the query as a discussion question. I am not married to an I-beam and thank you for your feedback. I...
PAR, Thank you for the feedback. There are a lot of different and good perspectives out there. My perspective comes from having sailed with...
When you refer to biaxial are you referring to a two directional weave or multidirectional weave? Depending upon the weave would depend upon the...
Sharpii2, Thank you for your insight on the pros and cons of using an wide I-Beam (W-Beam) for a keel. My thoughts were that with a 20-22" hight...
Thank you for the responses and I offered this as a discussion that I thought of one night and it has left me wondering. I agree that steel would...
I am new to this list and have a discussion question/topic about a different perspective on keels and ballast. I built an overhead winch crane in...