adla Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 i installed one of these on Morgaine : so that i had some idea of how far over she was heeled and when...any heeling feels like a lot to me, but i realize that it is important for best performance....does anyone have thoughts on what the best angle is --- and most importantly what the maximum safe heeling would be? 20 degrees feels like plenty - a. Quote
umop_apisdn Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 "Best angle" for what? I am gathering from the leeway discussion that there are tradeoffs between different angles of heel. Apparently flatter is better for upwind performance to make the best use of the keel. But light winds I am told you need to introduce some artificial heel by sitting on the leeward side of the boat. I'm not clear on exactly why that is, but I do it anyway. Not sure what you are supposed to do upwind in light winds. :? Noel Quote
Andrew_Butchart Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 Any angle that doesn't involve "pointy side up" is probably bad Quote
adla Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 yes -- cabin side up is best....maybe what i wanted to know is the danger zone...i am sure it varies from boat to boat but depending on the wind...she heels at about 10-15degrees and the at the most (that i have allowed) about 20....but i see some peoples pictures with their chine dug in, buried rail, and keel nearly out of the water and wonder what that must be like :shock: Noel - i've noticed a little leeway too ...but nothing as slippery as the water up thar! ....this maybe is because i don't let the boat heel much (ima chicken) hrm.. a. Quote
Jim Stumpf Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 In light air we sit on the leeward side of the boat to keep that heavy wooden boom on the right side of the boat, works for tacking to in light air to jump to the new lee side of the boat to help encourege the boom across the wind. Heel angle I do not know, washing the deck is to much for me, its time to reef. Jim Quote
Arnie Eaton Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 Way back when I was just a young tad, I sailed a gaff rigged henie lifeboat in Puget Sound quite offten. This was from a German Battleship from WW2 and had been rigged locally by a member of the boat club who sponsered the Sea Scouts. Any way back to the point of heal. We had tried to bury the gunnel many times without success, just couldn't seem to get up enought steam. Finnally the former owner took us out on a windy day and made that boat fly. He said that we were going at least 20 knots and he did bury the the side an swamped us. We were able to bail the boat out but were very wet when we got back to the dock. Leason learned was don't bury the gunnel if you don't have decks. Quote
Ken_StJohn Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Just to keep the dialogue going ... this is not a challenge just interesting ponder points ... I recall from somewhere that a boat's speed is proportional to it's waterline length which changes as it heels. Is this also a contributing factor to speed when not in light winds? Quote
JeffM Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 I always did like firm buttocks! -huh? Were you calling me? No, of course I'm not in a chat room! It's all about boats OK OK I'll get off the computer Quote
capt jake Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 I always did like firm buttocks!-huh? Were you calling me? No, of course I'm not in a chat room! It's all about boats OK OK I'll get off the computer LOL, spitting soda on the screen.... Quote
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