[C320-list] fin vs. wing keel

[Andrew Santangelo]

Gene,

I went from a wing keel to a fin keel, and there were profound differences in speed and pointing.

One other nice thing - if you run aground, God forbid, it is much easier to float away with a fin keel vs. wing keel.

Best Regards,
Andrew

C320
"Dawn Treader"
#333
San Francisco


On Oct 28, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Gene Helfman wrote:

> Dear all: In our ongoing search for a 320 (ca. 2000 +/-), we've run into a
> mixture of opinions on the qualities of the shallow vs. deep draft boats.
> We have a harbor and hoist situation in our home port that makes 6 ft draft
> problematic but not impossible.  Would anyone like to chime in on the costs
> and benefits of the wing keel boats (of which fewer were produced and are
> harder to find) vs. the deeper-draft fin keel boats?  We intend to cruise
> not race so faster turning isn't much of an issue.
> 
> thanks,
> gene
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