[C320-list] wing keel depth

[John Meyers]

Well, in Lake Michigan some say the water is very low. Some of us say the
bottom is very high. We have to watch it in either case.

Thanks for the education. I will keep mine in fresh water in spite of the
3/4 inch..

John Meyers
Muskegon MI

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:

> Density of seawater is 1.025, so every ton of displacement would require
> about 26 quarts less volume, say 4 or 5 tons, therefore 100 quarts or 25
> gallons.
> Imagine the depth that 100 gallons would take if spread over the area of
> your hull at the waterline (300 sq ft, say) -  that would be about -1/20th
> of a foot - say 3/4 inch.
>
> If you want to sail within 3/4 inch of the seabed, be my guest - hahah!
>
> Graeme
>
> On 27 Mar 2013, at 16:50, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Does it make a difference in salt water vs fresh water? Would think the
> > boat in salt water will have less draft.
> >
> > John Meyers
> > Muskegon on Lake Michigan
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Gene Hause <hausegene at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> New owner #751.  Original owner manual has a specification sheet
> claiming
> >> wing keel depth of this year 2000 hull is 4'10.5".  Most other
> literature
> >> claims 4'3" or 4'4".  Which is it?
> >>
> >> Gene Hause
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >
>
>