I was always under the impression that the "smile" was more a function of stresses encountered when under sail, e.g., falling off a wave in a big chop or piling on a bunch of canvas and racing in 25 kn, that kind-o-thing.
Certainly seems that a lotta weight on keel sumps (that went thru a range of building conditions and materials) is likely to cause significant flexxing in breezier conditions and it seems like this would be the source of keel joint separation, rather than the way the boat is blocked up for the off-season. hey, what's with this font? tf David Shugarts wrote: > With my C-27 and people being more careful when they set the boat on land > each fall, we put an extra 3/4 inch, or even 1-1/2 inch underneath the > forward end of the keel, relative to the aft end. I have had the boat eight > years and no "smile" has developed. > > --Dave S. > >
