As for sailing chacteristics, I have saild both Griselda (fin keel) when she
was my brothers and a friends CB version. Griselda is a lot stiffer due to the
lower ballast in the keel bulb, stands on her feet better and will carry more
sail for a given wind condition. On a nice windy afternoon, we tried Griselda
against the friends C/B M17 and I crewed on both boats. They were prettty well
matched downwind in moderate wind but as the wind increased, Griselda showed us
her heels. Going to windward, Griselda was closer winded and could do 5 tacks
to the 6 the other boat needed to cover the same distance. Side by side at
about 50 degrees to the wind, Griselda was the faster boat. In one area, the
other guy was able to beat us out as he raised his CB and rudder and crossed a
shoal we didn't dare attempt. The fin keel was the origonal Lyle Hess design
and the Keel C/B was a later compromise to make the boat more trailerable to
meet market demand. I am sure Bill Montgomery can comment further on this.
"You pays your money and makes your choice."
Ron
M17 #14 (fin Keel)
Griselda
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date:
> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:23:39 -0800> Subject: M_Boats: Fin vs CB Models> >
> Ron/Mark/Fin keel owners-> > Do you keep your boats in a slip? What is the
> depth required to launch? Is launching contingent on tide levels? Is
> launching an issue vs. the CB model? It would appear that FK model require a
> much steeper ramp angle or allowing boat/trailer to quite a bit deeper than
> CB model - again, just my perception. Interested to know what the difference
> is in launching / retrieving vs. CB model. Is ramp angle a concern when
> launching vs. CB model?> > Thanks,> Carlos> > BTW - after you provide insight
> on above, feel free to talk about the sailing characteristics of FK vs. CB. I
> am sure you will enjoy sharing this insight!!!! :) :) >
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