[frers-list]My unique keel on hull #54

[Courtney Thomas]

First, thanks to all who've responded to my attempts at sorting out what 
I've got here in hull #54   :-)

Rudder Concerns
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#54's RUDDER's length is 55" which apparently is 5" less than the the 
other boats rudders
which have been included in this ongoing discussion.

Anyone know if this correlates with the following description of #54's 
keel and it's 16" shortened length, or is an
improper and subsequent-to-construction-launch alteration ?

Also, would not it have been appropriate to in fact increase the 4000# 
ballast on the stock boat to compensate for
reduced draft and lever arm on #54 thus hopefully restoring at least 
some lost stability and ease of motion ?

Finally, the vertical-midpoint of the rudder's-forward-entry-width is 
approximately 2", which I expected to have a finer entry. Comment  ? 
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End of Rudder Concerns

The boat's current storage location is not near my house but I took 
yesterday to travel to
the yard to make measurements, which apparently vary from the stock keel 
as follows:

Keel Concerns
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Foot            16" wide at it's widest and tapers to almost a point aft 
but has a less fine entry for'd, and IS apparently a          winged 
keel as opposed to my former posts. I did not measure it's thickness but 
it is multiplel inches,
                      thereby compensating for the reduced lever arm.

                     At least part of my confusion regarding the keel is 
that the former owner made misstatements
                     about #54's history, though I assume in ignorance 
rather than intent.
                     Thanks to all in helping sort this out  as I'm in a 
Frers doldrum down here in Savannah.

Draft            I only approximated it to about 5' which does 
correspond to the published figure of 4' 11" for the
                      winged keel version of a Frers33. Does anyone know 
if there was another winged keel 33' built ?

Foot Length  - approximately 5', yes 5', again compensating for the 
reduced draft and ballast from the stock keel,
                           I assume.

At this point I doubt the keel has actually been altered from what 
Carroll Marine shipped, but
am open to refutation, and if that is the case, would welcome it.
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End of Keel Concerns


Finally,  does anyone know anything about the history of this boat, #54 ?

Most appreciatively,

Courtney