Re: Turtle

If it's anything like my Sneakeasy, the flat bottom low draft is
sensitive to winds at low speeds. The bow can be pushed off very
easily which is annoying when maneuvering in tight channels or narrow
creeks. A small retractable skeg foward (wish I had one) would keep
the bow in place when the gusts hit.

I agree, let's see some pics & diagrams of your canal cruiser!
Jim Michaels

--- In bolger@y..., "Harry W. James" <welshman@p...> wrote:
> Why the centerboard. Is it because of minimal rocker?
>
> HJ
>
> john bartlett wrote:
>
> > captjbturtle@y... will be cruising the Rideau
> > Waterway in Canada again this summer. I have 32 foot
> > power sharpie similar to Idaho. She is light blue and
> > named Turtle. The tender is a bolger Tortise. The
> > motor is a 9.9 yamaha and I get 12 miles to the gallon
> > at 7 knots cruise. Just installed a center board this
> > spring. My home cruising grounds are Ft. Pierce Fl.
> > and brought the boat here on a tandem axle trailer and
> > is light and lean on protected waters. Last summer I
> > met Han Van Pelt of Perth who built a beautiful
> > Champlain. Feel free to stop and say hi and talk
> > bolger boats.
>
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> % Harry welshman@p...

Why the centerboard. Is it because of minimal rocker?

HJ

john bartlett wrote:

>captjbturtle@...will be cruising the Rideau
> Waterway in Canada again this summer. I have 32 foot
> power sharpie similar to Idaho. She is light blue and
> named Turtle. The tender is a bolger Tortise. The
> motor is a 9.9 yamaha and I get 12 miles to the gallon
> at 7 knots cruise. Just installed a center board this
> spring. My home cruising grounds are Ft. Pierce Fl.
> and brought the boat here on a tandem axle trailer and
> is light and lean on protected waters. Last summer I
> met Han Van Pelt of Perth who built a beautiful
> Champlain. Feel free to stop and say hi and talk
> bolger boats.

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% Harrywelshman@...