Posted by j32080 (j32080@…>)
Re:
“…(a cast iron fin keel drawing 3’0” or the fiberglass enclosed lead shoal keel drawing 2’) …"
The fin keel WAS NOT made of cast iron. It was made of lead. The draft of the TPI (USA) fin keel version is 3’ 9"
-JohnFormer owner “Blue Merle” (#259)
— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@…> wrote:>> Ken,> > It all depends upon where you live…> > In the US there were two keel options (a cast iron fin keel drawing > 3’0" or the fiberglass enclosed lead shoal keel drawing 2’) both are > fixed keels. You can find this by going to the www.fredom21.info > site and clicking on Documentation and then clicking Original Sales > Brochure. > > The British built Freedom 21s had several other keel choices one of > which featured retractable fins. You can find info on the British > keels on the same Documentation tab. Click on the last link on the > page for that info and photos.> > On US boats the sailing preformance is probably better for the fin > keel but the shoal keel does offer advantages for sallow inland lakes > and trailer sailing.> > Clark> >
Posted by C. D. Myers (lambdazeta_tke@…>)
Sorry John,
I guess you would know better than I as my boat is a shoal keel. I
don’t know where I heard cast iron. Maybe I dreamed it?
Respectfully,
Clark
— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “j32080” <j32080@…> wrote:
Re:
“…(a cast iron fin keel drawing 3’0” or the fiberglass enclosed
lead
shoal keel drawing 2’) …"The fin keel WAS NOT made of cast iron. It was made of lead. The
draft
of the TPI (USA) fin keel version is 3’ 9"-John
Former owner “Blue Merle” (#259)— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “C. D. Myers” <lambdazeta_tke@>
wrote:Ken,
It all depends upon where you live…
In the US there were two keel options (a cast iron fin keel
drawing
3’0" or the fiberglass enclosed lead shoal keel drawing 2’) both
are
fixed keels. You can find this by going to the www.fredom21.info
site and clicking on Documentation and then clicking Original
Sales
Brochure.The British built Freedom 21s had several other keel choices one
of
which featured retractable fins. You can find info on the British
keels on the same Documentation tab. Click on the last link on the
page for that info and photos.On US boats the sailing preformance is probably better for the fin
keel but the shoal keel does offer advantages for sallow inland
lakes
and trailer sailing.Clark