And while there’s plenty of water in Lake Superior, I’m happy for the 4’11” draft of the LF38; and I’ve never felt the boat was tender. The Kellenbaugh stability diagram supports that. So it IS possible to design for shallow draft, particularly if you don’t mind a long fin keel, as opposed to the shorter shark fins most of us have in the older boats. I probably suffer more from leeway; but not so much that I’ve noticed it. Maybe a different deal if I were racing; but the boat still points well.
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> wrote: > My 35 draws 5 foot 4 inches or so. I am aground in my slip at low tide with a > strong north wind. I can *barely* get through Kent Narrows at high tide and > likewise Knapp’s Narrows. Getting into Queenstown involves a few bumps to get > in. Places I anchor in Rock Hall and St. Michaels leave us with a few inches > under the keel at low tide. A boat that draws over 6 feet would be useless to > me and 8 feet would be a bad joke. > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina
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