[C320-list] Wing vs deep keel

[David Nolte]

Bill,

Your location might also play a role. Here on the Chesapeake Bay  
where we have many (beautiful) areas of shallow water, wing keels are  
far more popular. I remember when I was shopping for a 320 there was  
a fin keel for sale in Annapolis that sat on the market for two years  
because no one wanted it. They finally shipped it out to California  
to sell.

With the 320 you can't go wrong.

Good luck,

David Nolte
Beach House #4

On Mar 10, 2009, at 3:25 PM, Andrew Santangelo wrote:

> BIll,
>
> I am not an expert on all this, but here is my take on it having  
> experienced both the wing keel vs. deep keel on the C320:
>
> * You can go in shallower water with a wing keel vs. deep keel, BUT...
> * If you run aground with a wing keel it is far more difficult than  
> a fin to get off the grounding.
> * Easier to ship a wing keel vessel.
> * Performance - hands down fin keel will beat a wing keel all the  
> time.  You can also point a few degrees closer to windward with a  
> fin keel.  Even if not racing, it is nice to point closer to your  
> destination and have a little more pep in the step.
> * The C320 is a great selling model from a great selling brand.   
> Hard to say in general in resale - it may depend on location.  I  
> would say this - no one interested in winning at racing would  
> consider a wing keel vessel.  I have had several people express  
> interest in buying my boat who want to race it - and the boat is  
> not for sale!  Either way though, it is not fully clear to me the  
> resale value is impacted on the keel issue. I would also be curious  
> to see how long some one owns a C320 - it has to be longer than the  
> average boat owner.  These are great boats!
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Best Regards,
> Andrew
> C320 "Dawn Treader"
> #333
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 1:14 PM, wflowe2 at netscape.net wrote:
>
>> I'm going to buy a 320 and would be interested in thoughts on wing  
>> vs.deep keel boats, not only for performance but also re-sale  
>> considerations.
>> Thanx
>> Bill
>

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