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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-03-2021, 11:50
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

That's a big thing. It starts to become like running a planing hull powerboat at times. Just because it can go fast doesn't mean you should under all conditions. Sometimes you just have to slow...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-03-2021, 07:39
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

More weight in the ends will make it harder to start a pitching motion, but there's also more momentum behind any pitching motion. So if the hull shape doesn't damp out pitching well and the boat...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-03-2021, 07:21
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

The Vulcan would be a good fit for that. Mantus M1 would be up there as well. From when I did my last anchor search, those 2 had some of the shortest roller to tip distances when fully stowed (not...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-03-2021, 07:22
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

You definitely need a good hand on the wheel or a good autopilot. But if the rudder is designed well and has good waterflow, rudder authority should increase as speed increases. So as long as small...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-03-2021, 06:59
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

The question becomes what factors cause the boat to become hard to control when surfing quickly? If it's got enough rudder, preferably a balanced spade rudder with clean water flow to it (to avoid...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-03-2021, 05:32
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

Thinking with a powerboat mindset, slowing down upwind to avoid pounding makes perfect sense. But I don't understand the need to slow down when going downwind.



Generally, with a wide, flat...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-03-2021, 04:51
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

That only matters if LOA is really LOA. Typically the published LOA excludes bolt on parts like a gigantic anchor roller. So they get to claim the smaller size and it only becomes an issue if a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-03-2021, 13:31
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

Probably depends on how it hit. Depending on luck, you might have come down on top of it (given a shallow enough forefoot), or you might have just whacked it head on against the stem, probably...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-03-2021, 05:49
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

The only boat of that category I've sailed is a PSC 34. My impression is that like most narrower, rounder designs, it heels more than modern stuff. And it's not a fast boat in light air. The owner...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-03-2021, 05:33
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

There's a Southern Cross 35 in my marina and I've gotta say, it does have a good look to it. In the water, it looks kinda like a PSC 34 / 37 with a pointier stern and a bit shorter overhangs...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-03-2021, 16:54
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

That probably speaks to plumb bows needing other matching design features to go along with them. Basically, if the design makes it easier to take water over the decks, the boat needs to be better at...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-03-2021, 16:02
Replies: 106
Views: 17,597
Posted By rslifkin
Re: How do you feel about plumb bows on cruisers?

I would expect the plumb bow to be a wetter ride, but pitch less. It has less reserve buoyancy up forward, so it will tend to go through the waves more than over them like many older designs. And...
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