U.S.S. Norton Life Boat Conversion.

[wellin]

Hi when the conversion was done they made a steel keel, full length, 8 inches wide and 20 inches deep. and fillid it with concrete. then welded it to the hull. the last 3 feet of keel is a water tank for keel cooling the engine.

Never sailed her yet.

Andy

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by wellin

Hi when the conversion was done they made a steel keel, full length, 8 inches wide and 20 inches deep. and fillid it with concrete. then welded it to the hull. the last 3 feet of keel is a water tank for keel cooling the engine.

Never sailed her yet.

Andy

Adding 20 inches onto her keel makes sense . Unlikely to be winning many races around the cans , but nonetheless would be going sideways a lot less .

Also adding length to the sailplan (with the mizzen and bowsprit) rather than height would suit her.

[CPseudonym]

Originally Posted by wellin

Hi when the conversion was done they made a steel keel, full length, 8 inches wide and 20 inches deep. and fillid it with concrete. then welded it to the hull. the last 3 feet of keel is a water tank for keel cooling the engine.

Never sailed her yet.

Andy

Looks like she'll get ya there and back. Hopefully if the OP of this thread ever comes back he will see an example of what is possible. Like DoJ though I doubt he went forward with his project.

Am a big fan of old boats.

[captain58sailin]

A friend of mine is involved with refitting these old Captain's launches. Not on the same level as the old life boats, but I thought it might be interesting to some.