5m Ocean cruiser twin bulb keel

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  1. rwatson
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    I second the problem with the mast and keels too far aft.
    For one thing, your mast is running right through the already cramped accommodation.
    The draggy stern is also an obvious problem

    Thirdly, having those bulbs on the daggerboard is a bit of an unnecessary design style. If you have to have external weights, at least dont have them sticking out in the front to pickup seaweed and rope etc. Twin.png
     
  2. gonzo
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    It looks like a powerboat with a sail. I think that the overall shape is not conducive to pointing well. If you treat it like a motorsailor, then it would be OK. Motor right into the wind.
     
  3. HelgeS
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  4. rwatson
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    It has three things for the OP to consider.

    No stern drag
    Proper relationship of mast and keels to the rudder position, and no mast thru the cabin
    No leading bulb to pick up ropes/seaweed
     
  5. rwatson
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    That third photo show the boat being made to round up because the mast and keel are too far back.
     
  6. HelgeS
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    Small boats are sensitive to cargo and packing. I think the transom comes well up, maybe. Downwind is planned planing. Seaweed is not so much around here in Norway, but can be easily removed underway. I would like to have the bulbs in balance with the haul line attachement for easy mounting, hitting the holes with bolts. I would like to have the keels inline with the sailing course and inline with the side curvature of the boat. Something like this, maybe a bit more forward. 10-17cm.
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  7. HelgeS
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    Starting to make 2 x 70kg bulbkeels. For the best NACA profile I wonder if 15% or 20% makes much different drag? Max speed will be 10-12kn.
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    This is made with 20% width. Wetted surface is lower than the 15%width.
     
  8. tspeer
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    You might want to take the coordinates to the 3/2 power. Instead of y(x), use y_3d(x)=sqrt(abs( y(x) )) * y(x) /sqrt(ymax). That will give you a shape based on the 2D airfoil section that is more suited for use as an axisymmetric bulb.
     
  9. BlueBell
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    I have read repeatedly that 6:1 is an optimum l/b ratio for truly submerged bulbs.
    Is this generally correct?
     
  10. sharpii2
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    I still think your keels are too far aft.

    With single keelboats, the keel can be somewhat aft and may well need to be. This is because, as the boat heels, the drag caused by the lift the keel is creating tends to be to windward. The more the boat heels the truer this is. This causes the boat to want to round up into the wind.
    With leeboard or twin keel boats, the leeward foil is creating the most lift and, therefore the most drag. This causes the boat to want to turn away from the wind. With leeboard boats, with only the leeward board operating, the situation is worse than with twin-keel boats. This is because the windward keel is creating some lift and therefore drag too, but considerably less than the leeward one. For this reason, Leeboard boats and twin keel ones tend to have their maximum Beam further forward, so the boards/keels can be further forward too.

    I see three possible solutions to this problem.

    1.) Change the hull design by moving the maximum Beam forward. This would solve the problem. It would also increase the interior of the boat. It would increase its sail carrying power too. But it would also mean a more blunt bow. This bow would not be so good for going to windward in a chop but would be far better for sailing downwind, as it would be far less likely to stuff into the back of a wave.
    2.) Keep the maximum Beam and the keels where they are, but add a cutwater to the Bow. This cutwater adds a third lifting surface which moves effective Center of Lateral Area (CLA) further forward. The exact size and shape of this cutwater can be determined by experimenting with the model.
    3.) Keep the maximum Beam and the keels where they are, but add a centerboard to the bow. This would have the same effect as the cutwater but would be retractable. This could be a huge advantage when sailing downwind for long periods of time. The boat will tend to want to stay sailing downwind, which would put less strain on the auto-pilot or other self-steering mechanisms.
     
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  11. tspeer
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    It depends on what your assumptions are regarding flow in the boundary layer.
     
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  12. HelgeS
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    Plans are a bit different now. Its now a pure trailersailer with leeboards and internal led ballast.
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  15. HelgeS
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    24.may 2020
    The boat is on the water, and I try to figure out sailcenter/keel configuration. It sails with the keels far back as on the plans, with mainsail far back. But its like a windsurfer, it have to have speed to get waterflow on the keels. More speed, more weather helm. Sailing performance upwind is very poor, but reaching is fantastic and fast. As long as we are cruising, I can accept this. But handling the the twins is troublesome. Therefore I will try the solution with a daggerboard in front of the mast, and compensation on the rudder. A lifting-up daggerboard will be more easy to handle, and out of the way when we use the boat as a trailing camper. I have had 4 trailerboats with the keel in "the right" place and it takes up to much space. This boat has much more room, in spite beeing only 5m (16ft).[​IMG]
     
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