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

[Arthur Kelley]

Courtney,

Any photos?  I think it would be marvelous to document the differences. Perhaps an all-inclusive shot showing rudder and keel then close-ups of each. 

I haven't done all the math but if your rudder is 55" and your draft is 4'11" (59") I think the rudder is "just right". You don't want a rudder deeper than your keel because bad things may happen in a grounding. 

Art

> On Dec 11, 2013, at 12:58 PM, Courtney Thomas <courtneycthomas@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> First, thanks to all who've responded to my attempts at sorting out what I've got here in hull #54   :-)
> 
> Rudder Concerns
> ______________________________________________________________________________________________
> #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  ? _______________________________________________________________________________________________
> 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
> _______________________________________________________________________________________________
> 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.
> _______________________________________________________________________________________________
> End of Keel Concerns
> 
> 
> Finally,  does anyone know anything about the history of this boat, #54 ?
> 
> Most appreciatively,
> 
> Courtney
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