Nautical Oddities

[delmarrey]

Originally Posted by pressuredrop

looks like a pearson 40 ior design, biiigggg olleee centerboard in there, but yes looks terrible inefficient with no board down....

Yep! Got a closer look.


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[barnakiel]

Originally Posted by delmarrey

WTH kind of keel is this? Came across it by the marina.

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I was shocked sorta too. Asked owner, they claimed Pearson.

Sorta cool but plenty of wetted surface. I bet huge displ. too.

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[Adelie]

Originally Posted by barnakiel

I was shocked sorta too. Asked owner, they claimed Pearson.

Sorta cool but plenty of wetted surface. I bet huge displ. too.

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Bit heavy at 22,800 but not terribly so. On the other hand 54% ballast.

PEARSON 40

[delmarrey]

Originally Posted by Adelie

Bit heavy at 22,800 but not terribly so. On the other hand 54% ballast.

Would be a great boat for the Caribbean or trucking.

[Gene :^)]

Originally Posted by Adelie

Ironic: read what's on the side of the boat.

Cool, it's about time they painted white center lines in the channel to keep the other guys out of my lane! And there seems to be great parking in this area!

[Adelie]

Originally Posted by Gene :^)

Cool, it's about time they painted white center lines in the channel to keep the other guys out of my lane! And there seems to be great parking in this area!

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[barnakiel]

Originally Posted by Adelie

Bit heavy at 22,800 but not terribly so. On the other hand 54% ballast.

Yep, but a ballast does not sail a boat. More ballast, more displacement, more SA, more work for the crew!

Very interesting boat. Doesn't look like she could sail well but then again who knows.

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[Blue Stocking]

Some of those IOR boats were head scratchers allright.

[dennisail]

Originally Posted by Adelie

Bit heavy at 22,800 but not terribly so. On the other hand 54% ballast.

PEARSON 40

It needs that much ballast since it has a small leaver arm to work with. If it was at the end of keel it would likely have the same righting moment with half the weight. Ballast to displacement ratios do not mean much unless this is taken into consideration. Interesting design though. I think boats with a centerboard should be made beachable to take full advantage of it.

[knottybuoyz]

What might these be? Spotted on Google Earth on the ICW south of Norfolk VA. I'm thinking pipleline pipe? Each one seems to be over 500 feet long.

36°43'13.62"N
76°14'10.52"W

[captain465]

Dredge rig piping for directing the dredged material to a spoil holding location.

[sctpc]

Ok its a youtube vid but I will not treat my baby like this.

Crash Test - Dehler 31 yacht - YouTube

but I would hope its a strong.

[delmarrey]

We'll probably find it on craigs list pretty soon with a fresh paint/gel job.

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by knottybuoyz

When I see boats like that (not the worst example) I always wonder what the first and second design drafts looked like

And am also curious as to how the thought process actually got to.........."that looks ok"

[hummingway]

Originally Posted by sctpc

Ok its a youtube vid but I will not treat my baby like this.

but I would hope its a strong.

I agree whole heartedly with the announcer, everyone should practice sailing off the rocks since it may one day happen to you and your motor won't work.