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Post by sunnyboy on Jul 3, 2010 13:24:48 GMT
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Post by greybeard on Jul 3, 2010 16:27:17 GMT
Not a standard E-Boat, built of wood veneer and epoxy by Elephant Boatyard, got a winged fixed keel, Warwick Collins design I think, is it eligible as a one design minitonner or does it count as a bulbed keel? I looked at it towards the end of last year, even spoke to the owner, he was certain it would sell at original asking price by Easter, seems he was wrong, originally to expensive for me for what was on offer and I was worried at the keel infringing the minitonner rules. For a man who professes not to be turned on by chines Sunnyboy you seem to post a lot of leads to the board, do I detect a deep sub conscious desire to own one?
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Post by sunnyboy on Jul 3, 2010 18:44:38 GMT
It is a very short keel though isn't it, and is "in the spirit of a mini tonner" no? Don't have a secret desire for chines although did consider buying this exact boat 4 years ago or so when the previous owner was selling it as he'd bought a 1/4
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alanp
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Post by alanp on Jul 4, 2010 21:42:58 GMT
"It is a very short keel though isn't it". Vertically, yes; longitudinaly, no. Define your terms dear boy.
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Post by Piers Stanbury on Jul 6, 2010 21:03:16 GMT
Dear Alan P,
Seeing as we are discussing MT's I would have thought that Max draft at 1.5 metres is what we are looking for, after which draft of keel is the issue. The choice is yours.....less draft equals more speed in a straight line but you had better be careful after tacks or you'll go sideways....vice versa
Piers
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Post by Fuzzy Rush on Jul 8, 2010 22:29:56 GMT
Interesting subject this one chaps - I read with interest.... The idea of ruling out 'large bulb keels' was not really to prohibit the right sort of boats from the right era that have been marginally 'improved' (and made safer) by adding a little shaped/bulbed weight. It was more really to prohibit great long keels and big bulbs being added and making the boats in more standard form effectively obsolete. (They also would make the boats far less practical to own and sail than they were originally intended to be - which I think is a large part of the charm of these boats.) To be honest, I would rather be including boats than excluding them within reason... so, do we really want to have to define all the rules very exactly? or can we not just agree that the "bank manager" will largely prohibit things getting silly and mainly sort out these issues for us - and if that doesn't keep things sensible then the IRC rating will help level things out anyway......i.e. employing a more gentlemanly approach! So, on that basis I would certainly be happy enough to see this boat racing along with us. Lets just get on with it and get as many of us all together as we can - see you in Cowes! Not long now - so get your entries in quick! Matt
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