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  1. Scott S.
    15-11-2009 19:40
    Scott S.
    Hi Jeff,


    I sure have enjoyed, and been rewarded by, your writing over the past few years.

    You wrote--approximately-- that peoples opinions of the proper bluewater cruiser is what should dictate whether one chooses a long keel, or a fin keel, and that a boat with one or the other does not give it an advantage over the other. (Rough approximation, now, I see.) But isn't a full keel inherently stronger? Aren't boats built with full keels more likely to be built to a strength standard that is less arbitrary, and by design, their keels more unified and, thus, protected?
    I know that variables in the design and build could render a particular fin keeler more robust than a particular full keeler.

    It just stands to (my) reason that a fin keel mount will experience more concentrated loading.

    Scott

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  • About Jeff H
    Boat
    Farr 11.6 (AKA Farr 38) Synergy
    Biography
    I am an architect and sometimes yacht designer. I own a Farr 11.6 (Farr 38) that I daysail, cruise and race single and double-handed. I first sailed in 1961 and began sailing in earnest in 1963.
    Location
    Annapolis, Maryland
    Occupation
    Architect

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