[MHml] Re: Saildrive protection

[multihulls at steamradio.com]

In a message dated 13/03/01 21:32:29 GMT Standard Time, ceilydh at yahoo.com 
writes:


> In all seriousness, saildrive legs are very expensive
> pieces of gear.  A 47' cat has enough displacement
> that grounding the leg will just snap it off.
> 
> 1) you can locate the leg far enough aft that the
> deepest part of the hull is deeper than the saildrive
> (a.k.a. the gambler's approach)
> 
> 2) you can fit small 'grounding keels' that also
> protect the hulls.  Daggerboards poke through them. 
> Just like in Chris White's Atlantic cats.  I think
> this is the best solution.  Don't have to be as big as
> mini keels since the daggerboards are doing the
> lifting
> 
> 3) A small fiberglass skeg (mighty strong) right in
> front of the saildrive leg
> 
> 4) ask Catana what they do for their boats :) (I think
> they rely on #1 but not sure)
> 
> Evan Gatehouse
> 

Catana's use a combination of one and three now.

David

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