Edd, I bet having the cable done when she's hauled is cheaper than the glass job.
I'd have trouble finding a lift that could accommodate 10 foot draft! I had to wait 3 days for the right tide with 6.5 due to a pesky westerly wind blowing everything out of the river this fall. Joel On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > Joel, > > You're right. The cable itself would not be a major expense. > > The hauling the boat 10 feet in the air, perhaps as an emergency > short-haul, and doing the repairs while in a travel lift, dismantling > what's there, snaking a new wire through and everything else gets > expensive. And if it breaks on its own, I'm looking a major out-of-pocket > keel repair. > > I'm not so sure about the resale value part. A shoal-draft keel has its > advantages, especially for cruising. And, a next owner would not need to > continually inspect and possibly repair the cable. > > Upwind performance is the biggie. But, in less than 10, I find the boat > runs slower VMG than with the board up. And in Western LI Sound, we don't > get above 10 all that often. As I said -- playing with the idea. > > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > On Mar 7, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Edd, > > I wouldn't think the cable (or Dyneema) would be a major expense. You > would hurt the resale value and upwind performance if you glassed it over. > > Joel > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > >> Dwight, >> >> Initially, I was very enthusiastic about owning a keel/centerboard model >> -- better pointing upwind, less drag downwind. The process of lowering and >> raising the board is quiet and it's great to have some control over how >> much you can have down there depending on wind strength -- Then, I joined >> this list and heard some horror stories about the cable breaking and the >> board doing (uninsured) damage to the keel. >> >> So each year, I have my bottom cleaners lower the board and check the >> cable. So far, each year (8 years running), they have said it was fine, but >> I dread the day where I have to replace the cable ($$$). >> >> Now that I'm transitioning to a more cruising-oriented sailing lifestyle, >> I have been playing with the idea of just glassing it over, forcing it to >> always remain in the up position and never having to inspect or maintain >> the cable again. >> >> >> >> All the best, >> >> Edd >> >> >> Edd M. Schillay >> Starship Enterprise >> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B >> City Island, NY >> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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