Hi all, I'm working on what is supposedly a little inshore Pilot cutter called Doris, built in Milford Haven in 1917. I'm not entirely sure she...
Why is it that all the weighted swing keels I see are never vertical when lowered? fully extended they maintain a swept-back angle of maybe 20-30...
Hello folks, Just a simple question, I have a standard sized small rowboat and have built myself a sailing kit, with rudder, leeboards, mast and...
I'm looking for simple and easily deployed keel/daggerboard concepts for a small catamaran. Is there somewhere that has a collection of people's...
Hi Everyone, Hoping someone can help. Dad and I Ave a Transworld 41. We have done extensive work to this boat and pulled it a few weeks ago to...
Good day all. I'll keep this short and sweet. Looking for your aluminum yacht building expertise: I am considering the idea of casting a lead...
We want to extract a lumpf of lead from a keel, the lead is supposed be casted with lead/antimon. I know from my active years that the chain saw...
I plan to finally build Rube Allyn’s houseboat “Water Wagon”. For the last 50 years or so I have been carrying around his plans that where in...
Hi I own a A35 from 2007, and would like to re-shape the keel. For this I am looking for the section profile of the keel fin in order to make...
I am interested in boat building and I realize a keel is an important part if not the most important part and I'm wondering how large my keel...
Dear all, I am trying to estimate the resistance added from a bulb on a sailing yacht in upright resistance. I have bare hull resistance...
The centerboard keel on my holder 20 is cased in with fiberglass. Over the years, the keel has become increasingly difficult to lower (and raise)...
Good evening gentlemen, I wonder if anyone could enlighten me (or point me in the right direction) on this subject. I have a self-built (not by...
I have been searching for more information of the effects of the trailing edge (TE) of keels and rudders in these forums and others. I have not...
I have finally purchased a trailer and have tackled the hideous job of stripping the gel coat due to the dreaded "pox". A typical problem of this...
((New Version)) To solve some of the issues with the older version, I backed away from the keel control ...and made it simply a very generous...
Hello, my boat is a wood 1946 downeast lobster boat. I have a CAT 3304 diesel that is currently set up for wet exhaust. She’s being converted to...
Hi I'm one of those dreaming of building my own boat (or have it built for me). The dream boat shall be a long keeled ocean going yacht, roughly...
Anyone have any information about a Simpson 8.3m sailing Catamaran . I have just purchased one, it needs two fixed keels repaired or daggerboards...
Hi, I am designing a sailing cum motor aluminum yacht. It is 30m long, and have 7 tons of ballast keel at around 40% midship region. My doubt it,...
