Hello all - one last thought on the Kirby keel question If you were curious about where this keel ended up, take a look at the photos I have posted (under...
Does anyone on the list know how the SJ24 "rides" without the keel and rigging? In other words, how stable is the boat when under power without the keel? ...
I have a 23' San Juan with a swing board. When I purchased it the center board was stuck in the up position, and it really rocks and rolls on the Columbia...
... weight of the boat. While I have no personal knowledge of how removing the keel would affect stability I would speculate that you would have a lack of...
Richard - Yes Richard, but remember - even with your centerboard up, you have the ballast weight in the bottom of the boat still. If you take the keel off the...
Sorry for not being more specific. Here is what I propose: 1. Remove mast and all rigging, along with associated hardware that is not needed, e.g., winches &...
Sounds like a pain, plus I seriously doubt if the boat would be at all sea worthy in those conditions. Sell the boat to someone who wants to sail it and buy a...
Who am I to discourage someone's creative urges but this one is a fair bit of work to take something that works very well and end up with a very unsatisfactory...
Bend over, place your face between your knees, and kiss your ASS Good-Bye..
! Worked during the Cold War for Nuclear fall-out warnings...... I mean, I saw the...
I ran Scorpion for years with only sail and solar-electric power. But this was with the keel in place. It was maneuverable but slow using an electric...
Brad, In 3 words: DON'T DO IT! The SJ-24 hull is round, like a barrel. And when turning or in waves it will roll like a barrel without the keel keeping it...
Dave, All good points. Thanks. The keel has to come off one way or the other. The boat needs some serious repairs to the starboard hull where rain water...
Bill & All, Thanks much for your advice and words of warning on this. It is a very round hull indeed, and your comparison to a barrel is a good one. It is not...
Mark Your Calendars! Annual CYC Open House (Open to Public) Date: February 10th Time: 1100hrs to 1600hrs Location: Shilshole Clubhouse at Shilshole Marina,...
... Hi Brad, If you want to build your own boat, I suggest that you take a look at B&B yacht designs, www://bandbyachtdesigns.com , they specialize in small...
I'm crying just thinking about it.... sniff sniff... I would have to agree with the other posts, get a hull that is closer in design to what you want.. if...
Keith, I would happily sell the boat in its current state if I thought it would sell. But the hull and keel work that are needed have kept me from offering it...
I just received my free issue of Good Old Boat Magazine with Mike Robinson's article about Clark boats. Mike did a very complete and interesting article. He...
My apologies if someone else has forwarded this link already, but here's a link to an article which may have much of the same information as the Good Old Boat...
Most places I have gone the magazine is selling out - I guess that is a good sign. The magazine version was shortened significantly (although they did what...
We will have the final (full) version availale via the San Juan 28 web site soon. The magazine version was shortened significantly (although they did what they...
hey - the listserv said it wasn't publishing the 1st one! Sorry for the double post! Michael J. Robinson, SPHR office - (828)-901-5283 cell (828)-226-0623 ...
- I feel bad, because I have neglected this boat over the past two and 1/2 years while we rebuilt our house - we lived 15 minutes away - it sat waiting behind...
I have West Marine CPP ablative on my boat right now. I was going to pull her out next year and do a bottom job, shes been only in fresh water and I have a few...
Bottom Job i took me 3 weeks to redo the bottom of my SJ24 but it was real bad had to take her all the way to the fiberglass and start over pin hole all over...
Ken - about the pinholes. I know what you mean. My boat had them too. Also all over the hullsides. It required me to take the hull and decks and bottom back...
Ken - Are you going to post pics of the completed job? George #18 Spaghetti In a message dated 01/14/08 14:56:33 Central Standard Time, kdff3250@......
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