[C320-list] fin vs. wing keel

[JJ Morrison]

We are in Lake Ontario around the Thousand Islands and even 3 inches more or less keel can be a big issue! To reiterate what's already been said if your current , and potential, cruising grounds have lots of water go for the fin keel. Additionally the fin will not scoop up weeds like the wing tends to do, and if you do happen to get "grounded" the fin is less of a problem to get off.
Having said that we went for the shoal draft "wing" as there are just too many gunk holes around this area which would be totally off limits to a 6' draft boat. We are cruisers and the wing keel 320 does a totally satisfactory job for us.
cheers
JohnM
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> From: BAdams3491 at aol.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:27:08 -0400
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] fin vs. wing keel
> 
> If a 6' draft is a problem, get the wing...especially if racing is not an 
> issue.
> 
> Bert
> At Ease
> #442
> 
> 
> In a message dated 10/28/2011 11:59:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, 
> genehelfman at gmail.com writes:
> 
> 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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