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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-11-2010, 00:59
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Those are the exact points that attract me to...

Those are the exact points that attract me to bilge keels.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-11-2010, 00:58
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
If getting good performance is important to you...

If getting good performance is important to you then you are right to seek it and to attempt to maximise it in your boat. Different people have different goals. My goal is to have a floating house...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-11-2010, 01:42
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Excellent! :D The ladies on here will have...

Excellent! :D

The ladies on here will have your hide if they read that.... but it sounds like you have everything a man needs.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-11-2010, 12:51
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Yes - I'd agree with that. My aviation experience...

Yes - I'd agree with that. My aviation experience means I have bumped into a few fighter pilots and they drive old beat up slow cars.

My "homey" boat does NOT have to be a high tech one and I have...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-11-2010, 11:56
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
:eek: It's not often I get an offer like...

:eek:

It's not often I get an offer like that!!!



:D Floating the aircraft on a ground-effect air cushion at 3-6ft altitude at speed is one heck of a buzz.....

I've spent my life rushing...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-11-2010, 10:26
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Thank you for the offer. I've already seen...

Thank you for the offer. I've already seen Colvics like that on many of the boat-flogging websites. The space inside seems very well utilised.

SOLD - Colvic Countess 33 bilge-keeler - Yachtsnet...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-11-2010, 10:17
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Let me expand on my comment.... speed is of no...

Let me expand on my comment.... speed is of no concern to me in as much as I am not trying to set records or maximise the distance travelled per day because when I go off I will have no specific...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-11-2010, 08:40
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Speed is of no concern at all to me. ...

Speed is of no concern at all to me.



I've been looking at Colvics and I like them a lot. There was a Countess 33 ketch with bilge keels that looked very nice although the interior needed...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-11-2010, 08:18
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Thanks for that. What's your opinion of bilge...

Thanks for that. What's your opinion of bilge keels?
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-04-2010, 10:57
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
I'm not really arguing with that, but it could be...

I'm not really arguing with that, but it could be said of any hobby or activity - even just day-to-day life. I recently spent a whack of money on the wife's car just because things like exhausts and...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-04-2010, 06:40
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Hmmm... just when you think you have things...

Hmmm... just when you think you have things sorted...

All good points. How deep are these sorts of keels (in general). Bilges seem to be about 3 1/2 ft, fins about 5ft and deep fin 7 ft.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-04-2010, 06:31
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
In that respect I am sure it will no different...

In that respect I am sure it will no different from selecting a second hand car. Lots of dross to pick through...



Where is it? I Googled it but only found old shows.



Sounds like...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-04-2010, 06:20
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
TIme will not be a factor. I will not be racing...

TIme will not be a factor. I will not be racing anywhere.



Reports on this seem to vary, but everyone seems to agree that bliges are "slower and doesn't point as well". I have seen some...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-04-2010, 04:22
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
@Pete7 - I'm quite taken with Moodys, they seem...

@Pete7 - I'm quite taken with Moodys, they seem to be a cruiser's yacht, but they only seem to come in "large" these days. Ideally I'm looking (I think) for a 36' boat. I took a boat plan of a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-04-2010, 02:02
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Bastonjock's sent me a link which led me through...

Bastonjock's sent me a link which led me through a number of websites and articles on this. The prevailing "wisdom" seems to be



On older boats, bilge keels were too shallow and caused a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-04-2010, 14:33
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
BTW - How strong are things like bilge keels?...

BTW - How strong are things like bilge keels? They do not seem all that thick and yet boats weighing several tonnes sit on them. Do they ever snap off?
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-04-2010, 14:31
Replies: 88
Views: 25,100
Posted By mintyspilot
Keel Types - What Is Your Preference, and Why ?

I'm a little mesmerised by all the different keel types - there seems to be an awful lot of them. Whilst I did not have a boat yet I was wondering if there are any types best avoided?

So far I...
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