THE TRUTH ABOUT TWINS..........TWIN KEELED BOATS - SeaKnots2024-03-29T05:02:44Zhttp://seaknots.ning.com/forum/topics/the-truth-about-twinstwin?commentId=900123%3AComment%3A131596&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI've always admired the Weste…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-05-10:900123:Comment:1315962010-05-10T20:08:21.315ZSnik, aka John W. Perkinshttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/SnikakaJohnWPerkins
I've always admired the Westerly Centaur, a 26' British built and a very, very solid vessel. True, it is slow and does not point well into the wind. But, it can be sailed to anywhere on the planet. Safely.
I've always admired the Westerly Centaur, a 26' British built and a very, very solid vessel. True, it is slow and does not point well into the wind. But, it can be sailed to anywhere on the planet. Safely. http://andycunninghammarine.c…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-04-20:900123:Comment:1302222010-04-20T00:45:10.445ZTerrihttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Terri28
<a href="http://andycunninghammarine.co.uk/documents/ObservationsandthoughtsonTwinKeels.pdf" target="_blank">http://andycunninghammarine.co.uk/documents/ObservationsandthoughtsonTwinKeels.pdf</a> IN PRAISE OF TWIN KEELS
<a href="http://andycunninghammarine.co.uk/documents/ObservationsandthoughtsonTwinKeels.pdf" target="_blank">http://andycunninghammarine.co.uk/documents/ObservationsandthoughtsonTwinKeels.pdf</a> IN PRAISE OF TWIN KEELS What a fun subject this would…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-04-07:900123:Comment:1295252010-04-07T20:28:12.059ZSteve Knighthttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/SteveKnight
What a fun subject this would be to debate mano y mano, but far too involved to refute or defend in print without spending significant time at the keyboard. Being a modernist I opted for the fin keel and spade rudder underbody for my own boat. Were speed the overriding priority it would the the canting keel with bulb ballast and a very high aspect rudder combination.
What a fun subject this would be to debate mano y mano, but far too involved to refute or defend in print without spending significant time at the keyboard. Being a modernist I opted for the fin keel and spade rudder underbody for my own boat. Were speed the overriding priority it would the the canting keel with bulb ballast and a very high aspect rudder combination. Won't even try to start a deb…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-04-07:900123:Comment:1295192010-04-07T16:29:49.114ZPhil Praterhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/PhilPrater
Won't even try to start a debate on this, as I an not even close to being a naval architect, engineer, or anything close. However my understanding is that the primary purpose of a twin keel boat is the ability to let them sit on the bottom, and remain upright in areas of extremely high tidal ranges. And if you look at the areas where they were first origionated and developed, you will find that they are all in areas like this. While the writer pretty much talks about smaller boats, and having…
Won't even try to start a debate on this, as I an not even close to being a naval architect, engineer, or anything close. However my understanding is that the primary purpose of a twin keel boat is the ability to let them sit on the bottom, and remain upright in areas of extremely high tidal ranges. And if you look at the areas where they were first origionated and developed, you will find that they are all in areas like this. While the writer pretty much talks about smaller boats, and having never sailed a twin keeler offshore, I would still take a heavy, full keel boat over anything else, given the choice, for serious blue water sailing.