[C320-list] Changing a Keel

[Cary Dennis Lowe]

Thanks Andrew

Do you know approximate cost for the conversion?

Dennis

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On Aug 24, 2013, at 11:27 PM, Andrew Santangelo <andrew_santangelo at mac.com> wrote:

> Hello Dennis,
> 
> Yes, I have experienced the fun of changing from a wing to a fin keel - the advantage is profound when racing.  It is not just pointing, which is important, but also you sit a little higher and you are carrying less mass.  The improvement will beat any PHRF handicap rating you will get.  When I was last on Lake Michigan wing keels were given no advantage over fins (I will learn more in the next week or so if this has changed).  And I do like the fin keel for cruising too due to the improved ability to point and easier to moved off when you run aground (in theory for me).
> 
> The answer to your question is no you do not change the rudder. The only thing you change is the keel.
> 
> And I hear you about the strong winds in San Francisco.  I sailed there for the last 4 years.  My advanced crews loved it;  guests and beginner crews - they toured the city or sat on the boat in the slip at Pier 39 (our last home port).
> 
> Andrew
> 
> C320 "Dawn Treader"
> #333
> Holland, Michigan
> 
> J22 "Blitzkrieg"
> Elephant Butte, New Mexico
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 24, 2013, at 10:13 PM, Cary Dennis Lowe wrote:
> 
>> I have a wing keel on Grace Kellie.  In the strong winds of the San Francisco Bay I can't point as high as the other 320's in the club.  I have a little better PHRF rating, but it really doesn't account the the variance.  Has anybody ever changed out a wing keel for a fin keel?  And do you also have to change the rudder?
>> 
>> Any help or advice is appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Dennis 
>> Grace Kellie #917
>> Sent from my iPad
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