Leopard 40: Bilge Crack Leaking Seawater

[pillars]

Has anyone seen this on their Leopard 40.

[LeeV]

Originally Posted by pillars

Has anyone seen this on their Leopard 40.

All I get is an invalid link

[pillars]

Originally Posted by LeeV

All I get is an invalid link

This work?
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...er-209934.html

[LeeV]

Originally Posted by pillars

This work?
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...er-209934.html

Got it; thanks! Yep, I've seen that before. I met somebody who bought a new L45 and was considering removing the keels so he could dock in shallower water than the boat allowed. The 45 needs @ 5'3" and he had skinnier water than that at his dock.

Regards,

[pillars]

Originally Posted by LeeV

Got it; thanks! Yep, I've seen that before. I met somebody who bought a new L45 and was considering removing the keels so he could dock in shallower water than the boat allowed. The 45 needs @ 5'3" and he had skinnier water than that at his dock.

Regards,

What was the cause on that L45?

[LeeV]

Originally Posted by pillars

What was the cause on that L45?

No cause; the boat was brand new. His house dock was shallower than his draft. His idea was to somehow remove or cut down the keels. Don’t know if he did either.

[Rustytony]

Originally Posted by LeeV

No cause; the boat was brand new. His house dock was shallower than his draft. His idea was to somehow remove or cut down the keels. Don’t know if he did either.

Surely that’s a d(r)aft thing to do....

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

But more seriously that sounds like a silly and potentially debilitating thing to do. The boat is designed with that amount of keel to allow a certain amount of upwind performance.

Without being a naval architect I’m guessing it would be easy to step off a cliff in the performance curve if you reduced the keel.

Intuition and gut feel could steer you way wrong here I would think. As badly as your boat might then steer....

Just my thoughts... I’m a newbie and know next to nothing.