A Full Keel Blue Water Cruiser Worthy of Living Aboard

[K_V_B]

Originally Posted by Yachtbuilder

KVB:

Glad to see that great Yacht Designer's name mentioned on this forum. I have always been a fan of E.G. Van der Stadt. At the risk of having rocks thrown at me, I will say that my "taste" (as a former builder) leans towards his older designs such as Glass Slipper.

I personally find the "Galant 53" amongst the most attractive sailboats that is out there.
"but it has a spade rudder" someone will no say...

[Cloroxbottle]

Lessons I Learned From Boat #1:


(1) I'll never own a boat with keel bolts again. At best it's one more thing to watch out for. At worst it can result in keel failure.

(2) I'll never own a boat with a spade rudder again. Everyone focuses on the grounding aspect of this without taking into account the added stability a skeg or full keel boat has in the yaw axis when conditions deteriorate.

(3) I'll never own a boat with a large windshield/nonstandard portlights again. When new, they allow the interior to be clear and sunny. When old, they allow the interior to be cloudy and rainy.


So increasingly I'm drawn towards traditional seaworthy designs.

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by Cloroxbottle

Lessons I Learned From Boat #1:


(1) I'll never own a boat with keel bolts again. At best it's one more thing to watch out for. At worst it can result in keel failure.

(2) I'll never own a boat with a spade rudder again. Everyone focuses on the grounding aspect of this without taking into account the added stability a skeg or full keel boat has in the yaw axis when conditions deteriorate.

(3) I'll never own a boat with a large windshield/nonstandard portlights again. When new, they allow the interior to be clear and sunny. When old, they allow the interior to be cloudy and rainy.


So increasingly I'm drawn towards traditional seaworthy designs.

All designs are generally seaworthy and 1000s of fin keel and spade boats cross oceans safely.

[Cloroxbottle]

Oh, and no saildrives either.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Cloroxbottle

Oh, and no saildrives either.

On any keel boat..

[TrentePieds]

Clorox:

Indeed! As someone said four hundred years ago: "Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem".

The chap who said it was not a seafaring man, but had he been, he'd no doubt have shared you opinion :-)!

Remember that all the expensive clobber you can buy at chandlers is NOT necessary to be safe upon the waters. It has come about as a result of "free ennerprize" merchandising's need to capture market share, and its corollary need for product differentiation.

There is no happier circumstance for a "free ennerprize" marketer than to be able to sell into a "market of ignorance". Straight Madison Avenue stuff :-)!

The FIRST thing a landsman should acquire if he wishes to become a seafaring man is a shipload of skepticism :-)!

Cheers

TrentePieds