Re: [bolger] What Difference Does It Make?
>His comments make me wonder what would happen if one took an existingOnly in terms of length overall. It is really versus counter sterns or pink
>design (the transom bottom angled inboard to its top) and set it
>plumb? Besides adding a few inches of length to the lwl, would there
>be any other consequence of such a small change?
sterns and the like.
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--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Dennis" <pseudodion@s...> wrote:
To get his comments you have understand the complete sentence:
"I like transoms nearly upright, to take all the waterline length I
can get from a given overall length."
Some older racing designs used to "cheat" - to get around rules - by
having lots of overhang just above the water. Then when they heeled
the waterline length increased and the boat sailed faster. Many
people think you need the overhang to be fast but that is not the
reason they were built that way.
Nowadays, if you are not a racer, this idea is of no value and
actually can be a detriment when you have to rent marina space based
on overall length or want to trailer a boat. So there is some
advantage to the plumb transom for that reasoning.
Nels
> Bolger's discussion on the keel daysailer in BWOAM includes somelength.
> comments on the transom which he has drawn plumb to the lwl. He
> mentions that he likes plumb sterns because they add waterline
>Hi Dennis,
To get his comments you have understand the complete sentence:
"I like transoms nearly upright, to take all the waterline length I
can get from a given overall length."
Some older racing designs used to "cheat" - to get around rules - by
having lots of overhang just above the water. Then when they heeled
the waterline length increased and the boat sailed faster. Many
people think you need the overhang to be fast but that is not the
reason they were built that way.
Nowadays, if you are not a racer, this idea is of no value and
actually can be a detriment when you have to rent marina space based
on overall length or want to trailer a boat. So there is some
advantage to the plumb transom for that reasoning.
Nels
Bolger's discussion on the keel daysailer in BWOAM includes some
comments on the transom which he has drawn plumb to the lwl. He
mentions that he likes plumb sterns because they add waterline length.
His comments make me wonder what would happen if one took an existing
design (the transom bottom angled inboard to its top) and set it
plumb? Besides adding a few inches of length to the lwl, would there
be any other consequence of such a small change?
Dennis
comments on the transom which he has drawn plumb to the lwl. He
mentions that he likes plumb sterns because they add waterline length.
His comments make me wonder what would happen if one took an existing
design (the transom bottom angled inboard to its top) and set it
plumb? Besides adding a few inches of length to the lwl, would there
be any other consequence of such a small change?
Dennis