Posted by Brad Kuether (bkuether@…>)
Thanks everyone for that insight. Now to the meat of the matter!!!
The 4’6" Shoal fin keel will work for me. 6 feet is too much for where I am. I have a 5’4" keel on my C&C, and thats about as deep as I want to go in the Upper Chesapeake.
Any one with this keel have commentary on how well it points? I understand everything is a compromise, and probably will not point as high as my current C&C or the 6 foot keel.
Its amazing what happens when you own a performance boat. You never want to go slow, and pointing becomes a source of pride… Problem is, performance boats and young families don’t really go together…
Again, thanks in advance for any commentary!!!
-Brad, Mary, Jarod, and Monica Kuether"Scholar"84’ C&C 29 MK IIMiddle River, MD
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael G Katz
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [freedomyachts2003] Re: Freedom 38 Drafts and Keels
It is my understanding that the wing keel–which is 4’–originated as an option on the first “true” 38s, i.e. when the factory started started making the 38s rather than simply offering an extension to the 36s. Also, a keels could be retrofitted. I believe I learned this from Mark Edwards a couple of years ago when I bought by '91 Freedom 38.
Michael Katz
----- Original Message -----
From: macks011
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:33 AM
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Re: Freedom 38 Drafts and Keels
From the 1987 Factory literature…Shoal draft - 4’-6" Ballast 6500 lbs., Deep draft 6"-0" Ballast 5530 lbs. I believe Wing keels were installed as shoal draft @ 4’-0" on the ‘89 and later models.— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “Brad Kuether” <bkuether@a…> wrote:> Hey everyone,> > I have been looking at 38’s and 36’s now for a while, and am finding the keel specs to be all over the board. For 38s, I have seen:> > 4 Described as a Wing Keel> 4’6" Described as a Shoal Fin Keel> 5 No Description> 5’5" No Description> 6 Described as a Fin Keel> > Some of these may be from modifications as well. I am just curious what came out of the factory and what kind of keel they really are… (wing or fin)> > Thanks in advance for any insight!!!> > -Brad, Mary, and Monica Kuether> “Scholar”> 84’ C&C 29 MK II> Middle River, MD