Re: Safety of ballasted vs. unballasted open boats
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, Chris Crandall <crandall@u...> wrote:
That just means it will be that much sooner that I have to figure out
what to build next. :-) Heck, I'm only half done with my current boat
and I am trying to figure out what I want to build next.
Ralph Wight (looking for a Boat Builders Anonymous group)
> I'll bet Romilly will take 2-3 times as long to build,Chris,
That just means it will be that much sooner that I have to figure out
what to build next. :-) Heck, I'm only half done with my current boat
and I am trying to figure out what I want to build next.
Ralph Wight (looking for a Boat Builders Anonymous group)
> I am considering building either a Bolger designed Chebacco or aYou pose a very interesting questions, especially since the Romilly
> Nigel
> Irens Romilly for my next boat building project.
was designed (I suppose) for English weather (windy) and Chebacco for
USA weather (calm). I think that for comfort and pleasure in sailing
there may be an arguement for each in her home waters. However, you
asked about safety.
I think without a doubt that operator skill is a very important part
of safety in any open boat. If, in heavy weather, Romilly has an
easier motion, then her crew may make fewer mistakes, and bad
accidents would be rarer. I think it is probably true that in REALLY,
REALLY bad weather, Chebacco may by thrown around out of control in
conditions where Romilly can still cope.
But, if a bad accident happens, I think you are probably better off
with Chebacco.
Peter
On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Ralph Wight wrote:
Chebacco is explicitly designed to be easy to build--Romilly is not.
Strip-plank construction is SLOW. Chebacco is designed for
plywood--either clinker/lapstrake or stitch and glue.
Romilly is substantially leas beamy than Chebacco, if memory serves.
That's why it needs the ballast, rather than relying on form.
I'll bet Romilly will take 2-3 times as long to build, cost substantially
more, sail faster, have less room below (compare cubic feet of interior),
and will have substantially less support, either on the Net, or from pals.
In sum--they're different boats, and Chebacco is easier on almost every
dimension. Except speed.
Chris Crandallcrandall@...(785) 864-4131
Department of Psychology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045
I have data convincingly disconfirming the Duhem-Quine hypothesis.
> I am considering building either a Bolger designed Chebacco or a NigelDespite the apparent similarities, these are very different boats.
> Irens Romilly for my next boat building project. They have a number
> of similarities:
Chebacco is explicitly designed to be easy to build--Romilly is not.
Strip-plank construction is SLOW. Chebacco is designed for
plywood--either clinker/lapstrake or stitch and glue.
Romilly is substantially leas beamy than Chebacco, if memory serves.
That's why it needs the ballast, rather than relying on form.
I'll bet Romilly will take 2-3 times as long to build, cost substantially
more, sail faster, have less room below (compare cubic feet of interior),
and will have substantially less support, either on the Net, or from pals.
In sum--they're different boats, and Chebacco is easier on almost every
dimension. Except speed.
Chris Crandallcrandall@...(785) 864-4131
Department of Psychology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045
I have data convincingly disconfirming the Duhem-Quine hypothesis.
Well, on one point, at least here in the USA you are bound to make any
vessel under 21 feet float when swamped. Of course, we don't get too many
Coast Guard inspections here in OK., but both those boats must be made to
float...
Gregg Carlson
At 07:35 PM 8/1/2000 -0000, you wrote:
vessel under 21 feet float when swamped. Of course, we don't get too many
Coast Guard inspections here in OK., but both those boats must be made to
float...
Gregg Carlson
At 07:35 PM 8/1/2000 -0000, you wrote:
>I am considering building either a Bolger designed Chebacco or a
>Nigel
>Irens Romilly for my next boat building project. They have a number
>of similarities:
>
>- Similar LWL (19 to 19.5 ft.)
>- Large day sailing cockpit (9 to 10 ft.)
>- Small cuddy cabin (6 to 7 ft.)
>- Centerboard with shallow keel.
>- Strip plank construction, although Chebacco is deigned for other
>methods also.
>- Unstayed cat-yawl rig, although Romilly is a lug and Chebacco is a
>gaff.
>- Built in accommodation for an outboard motor.
>
>The one major difference is that the Chebacco is unballasted, relying
>on form and crew weight for stability, whereas the Romilly has about
>1300 pounds of lead ballast.
>
>My question pertains to the safety inherent in these two approaches
>to
>stability in a basically open boat. My first thought was that the
>ballasted Romilly would be less susceptible to capsize and thus
>"safer". (I know Phil Bolger and Bill Samson, the editor of the
>Chebacco News say no Chebacco has ever capsized, but ) On
>further
>thought, at least if the unballasted Chebacco capsized it would still
>be floating, however, I would think, that the Romilly with 1300
>pounds
>of ballast and a 10 foot long non-self bailing cockpit would sink if
>swamped.
>
>I was wondering what this group thought about the safety aspect of
>these two approaches. Keep in mind that I am not proposing that the
>boat purposely be taken out in conditions where this is a concern,
>but
>unexpected and unpredictable things can happen. Should you get
>caught
>in conditions that stretch the capabilities of the boat, which would
>you rather be in - an unballasted Chebacco or a ballasted Romilly?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ralph Wight
>
>
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>
I am considering building either a Bolger designed Chebacco or a
Nigel
Irens Romilly for my next boat building project. They have a number
of similarities:
- Similar LWL (19 to 19.5 ft.)
- Large day sailing cockpit (9 to 10 ft.)
- Small cuddy cabin (6 to 7 ft.)
- Centerboard with shallow keel.
- Strip plank construction, although Chebacco is deigned for other
methods also.
- Unstayed cat-yawl rig, although Romilly is a lug and Chebacco is a
gaff.
- Built in accommodation for an outboard motor.
The one major difference is that the Chebacco is unballasted, relying
on form and crew weight for stability, whereas the Romilly has about
1300 pounds of lead ballast.
My question pertains to the safety inherent in these two approaches
to
stability in a basically open boat. My first thought was that the
ballasted Romilly would be less susceptible to capsize and thus
"safer". (I know Phil Bolger and Bill Samson, the editor of the
Chebacco News say no Chebacco has ever capsized, but ) On
further
thought, at least if the unballasted Chebacco capsized it would still
be floating, however, I would think, that the Romilly with 1300
pounds
of ballast and a 10 foot long non-self bailing cockpit would sink if
swamped.
I was wondering what this group thought about the safety aspect of
these two approaches. Keep in mind that I am not proposing that the
boat purposely be taken out in conditions where this is a concern,
but
unexpected and unpredictable things can happen. Should you get
caught
in conditions that stretch the capabilities of the boat, which would
you rather be in - an unballasted Chebacco or a ballasted Romilly?
Thanks,
Ralph Wight
Nigel
Irens Romilly for my next boat building project. They have a number
of similarities:
- Similar LWL (19 to 19.5 ft.)
- Large day sailing cockpit (9 to 10 ft.)
- Small cuddy cabin (6 to 7 ft.)
- Centerboard with shallow keel.
- Strip plank construction, although Chebacco is deigned for other
methods also.
- Unstayed cat-yawl rig, although Romilly is a lug and Chebacco is a
gaff.
- Built in accommodation for an outboard motor.
The one major difference is that the Chebacco is unballasted, relying
on form and crew weight for stability, whereas the Romilly has about
1300 pounds of lead ballast.
My question pertains to the safety inherent in these two approaches
to
stability in a basically open boat. My first thought was that the
ballasted Romilly would be less susceptible to capsize and thus
"safer". (I know Phil Bolger and Bill Samson, the editor of the
Chebacco News say no Chebacco has ever capsized, but ) On
further
thought, at least if the unballasted Chebacco capsized it would still
be floating, however, I would think, that the Romilly with 1300
pounds
of ballast and a 10 foot long non-self bailing cockpit would sink if
swamped.
I was wondering what this group thought about the safety aspect of
these two approaches. Keep in mind that I am not proposing that the
boat purposely be taken out in conditions where this is a concern,
but
unexpected and unpredictable things can happen. Should you get
caught
in conditions that stretch the capabilities of the boat, which would
you rather be in - an unballasted Chebacco or a ballasted Romilly?
Thanks,
Ralph Wight